UMBRELLA AND SHUDDER PARTNER ON SLASHER ‘IN A VIOLENT NATURE’ FOR ANZ RELEASE

Leading Oz indie distributor Umbrella Entertainment has partnered with premium streaming service, Shudder, to release writer/director Chris Nash’s slasher hit In a Violent Nature in cinemas in Australian and New Zealand on August 1, 2024.

It is the latest co-branded release between Umbrella and Shudder following their collaboration on past genre titles You’ll Never Find Me, The Demon Disorder and Late Night With the Devil.

Following its premiere in the Sundance Film Festival ‘Midnight’ strand on January 22, In a Violent Nature released theatrically on 1,426 screens in the US and grossed $3 million USD in its first week. Nash’s chilling, gruesome feature debut has been praised as a one-of-a-kind horror experience best enjoyed on the big screen. The New York Times called the film, “an ambitious blend of art house and slaughterhouse.”; Globe and Mail labelled it, “the most thrilling, terrifying, gross and often quite funny reworking of the slasher genre in ages.”

The film follows a resurrected killer, played by the imposing Ry Barrett, who goes on a rampage in the Canadian wilderness, with the slayings presented via the murderer’s perspective. It currently boasts a very positive 84% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes with audience members reporting scenes so gory and gruesome, that they started to feel unwell in the audience.

Ari Harrison, General Manager of Umbrella Entertainment said: “After the success of the theatrical release in the US, we jumped on a call with Shudder to see what we can do to get this film in ANZ Cinemas. We are very happy to be working with Shudder and bringing it to cinemas on August 1. Horror fans, you do not want to miss the “Yoga Scene” on the BIG screen!”

Emily Gotto, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Production for Shudder said: “We are delighted to have Umbrella on as our theatrical partners in ANZ to bring In A Violent Nature to the big screen in the territory. They are passionate supporters of the genre and great partners to IFC Films and Shudder.”