Chained (2020 film)

Chained is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Titus Heckel and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Marlon Kazadi as Taylor, a Black Canadian teenage boy subjected to abuse by his father Pete (Adrian Holmes); he meets and befriends Jim (Aleks Paunovic), a criminal who has been left chained up in an abandoned warehouse, only to begin turning into an abuser himself as he learns the power of using violence to get what he wants.[1]

Chained
Film poster
Directed byTitus Heckel
Produced byRachelle Chartrand
Chester Sit
Written byTitus Heckel
StarringMarlon Kazadi
Aleks Paunovic
Adrian Holmes
Music byAlfredo Santa Ana
CinematographyVince Arvidson
Edited byJackie Dzuba
Production
company
My Precious Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 2020 (2020-10-01) (VIFF)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was produced in British Columbia in fall 2019,[2] with shooting taking place in Kelowna and at the abandoned Kaleden hotel in Kaleden.[3]

The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.[1] It was included in the festival's online streaming platform, but was also one of the few films at the festival given a socially distanced physical screening at the Vancouver International Film Centre.[1]

References

  1. Pat Bulmer, "Kelowna in spotlight at Vancouver film fest". Kelowna Daily Courier, September 9, 2020.
  2. Lauren Malyk, "Chained buckles down in B.C.". Playback, December 5, 2019.
  3. Chelsea Powrie, "Film set at historic hotel". Castanet, December 6, 2019.
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