Message from the King (2016)

General Film, Thriller

Director: Fabrice Du Welz

Writer(s): Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell

Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Luke Evans, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Arthur Darbinyan, Lucan Melkonian, Diego Josef, James Jordan, Roman Mitichyan, Ava Kolker, Drew Powell, Jonno Roberts, Max Daniels, Natalie Martinez, Chris Mulkey, Jake Weary, Amin El Gamal, Wade Williams, Tom Felton, Anna Diop, Joe Seo, Alexia Dox, Tom Wright, Hae Jung Chae, Sibongile Mlambo, Andrew Kirsanov, Dale Dickey, Jonny Coyne, Lynn Adrianna, Sarah Andrianasolo, Tia Barr, Cristian Burea, Hasnaa El Faizi, Kirsty Hill, Rich Hill, Frederick Keeve, Paul Hansen Kim, Claude Knowlton, Casey Larios, Emily Lopato, Khristian Lupo, M@tch, Michael Patrick McGill, Rachel Pringle, RiRia, Luci Suicide, Madeleine Wade

Synopsis: After suddenly losing all contact with his younger sister, Jacob King arrives in Los Angeles determined to track her down. Trying to piece together her last known movements, King finds unsettling evidence of a life gone off the rails – drugs, sex and secrets in the sleazy underbelly of the City of Angels. Undeterred by warnings to go home, King proves to more than a match for the violence he is confronted with as he relentlessly pursues the truth about what happened to his sister.

Release Date: August 4, 2017 (USA) | Length: 102 min | Genre: Thriller | MPAA Rating: Rated R for brutal violence, grisly images, strong sexual content/nudity, language throughout and some drug use.

Note: Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) September 8, 2016.