Vertical Entertainment<\/a> have acquired supernatural thriller \u201cThe Whistler\u201d for North America after inking a deal with Hideout Pictures.<\/p>\n\n\tStarring Diane Guerrero (\u201cOrange Is The New Black\u201d) and Juan Pablo Raba (\u201cNarcos\u201d), the film follows a pair of grieving parents as they confront a group of squatters on a remote Venezuelan farm.<\/p>\n
\n\tClaiming they can summon spirits, the squatters indulge tormented mother Nicole (Guerrero) in her desire to make contact with her deceased daughter. In the process, Nicole unintentionally unleashes a terrifyingly malign spirit who lures victims to their deaths with a haunting whistle. Raba plays Nicole\u2019s husband, Sebastian.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe spirit is based on Venezuelan legend El Silb\u00f3n. Diego Velasco directed the film, which was shot on location in Colombia. Story is by Nacho Palacios with Carolina Paiz (\u201cThe Night Manager\u201d) and Diego Velasco & Esteban Orozco writing the screenplay.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201c\u2018The Whistler\u2019 is a story of grief, longing, and the ghosts that haunt us, inspired by Venezuela\u2019s folklore,\u201d said Velasco. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled Vertical is bringing it to U.S. audiences. I can\u2019t wait for viewers to step onto the farm and feel the fear.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThe Whistler\u201d is getting a day and date release in addition to a limited theatrical run on April 17 followed by VOD. It is set to premiere at Brazil\u2019s leading genre film festival Fantaspoa in Brazil on April 11.<\/p>\n
\n\tVerve Talent and Literary Agency\u2019s Amy Beecroft negotiated the deal on behalf of Hideout with Vertical\u2019s Tony Piantedosion.<\/p>\n
\n\tProducers retaining distribution rights in Latin America where they will work with regional partners directly on the theatrical rollout. Film Mode Entertainment is repping sales outside of North and South America after film sales kicked off at Berlinale in February.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThe Whistler\u201d is produced by Margaret Miller, Trevor O\u2019Neil and Velasco. It is a Hideout Pictures Production in association with Open Studios and 64A Films.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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