COMING HOME IN THE DARK

High school teacher Alan ‘Hoaggie’ Hoaganraad, his wife Jill and stepsons Maika and Jordon go exploring an isolated coastline. But an unexpected meeting with a pair of murderous drifters thrusts the family into a nightmare road trip where they find themselves captured by the enigmatic psychopath Mandrake, who forces Alan to confront a secret from his past.

“I’ve always been drawn to intimate, character driven stories investigating how ordinary people, when placed in extreme circumstances, abandon all moral judgement and simply act. Then deal with the consequences. I was introduced to Owen Marshall’s short story by a close friend who, knowing my sensibilities, suggested there was potential for adaptation. The impact was immediate and visceral. I was compelled by its tone and setting, its events and characters. I knew I wanted to make something of it, but it wasn’t until researching for another project that the script started to take on a life of its own”.

CONTACT: Koch Media - Ludovico De Cesare