The Hollywood Reporter when the film was first announced in the summer of 2019.
Marking the English-language debut of filmmaker Navot Papushado (co-director of
Big Bad Wolves), the film is centered around Sam (
Guardians of the Galaxy s Karen Gillan), an elite assassin who was raised by The Firm, a dangerous crime syndicate her mother (
Game of Thrones Lena Headey) once worked for. When a job goes south, however, Sam finds herself outside The Firm s protection as she decides to protect the life of an innocent eight-year-old girl (
My Spy s Chloe Coleman).
To survive, she ll need to help of her mother and a trio of killers known as The Librarians (
Buried,
Westworld. We re ready for those sweet, sweet existential themes.
Oxygen is very much a spotlight for Laurent s incredible acting prowess, but you can also expect appearances from Mathieu Amalric (
Quantum of Solace) and Malik Zidi (
Play). The screenplay was penned by Christie LeBlanc (
How to Make a Reality Star).
Watch the trailer below:
Remember how we said that the trailer reminds us of
Buried? Well, that s exactly what Aja thought of when reading the script. It got me thinking of the best of
Buried, but with a
28 Days Later twist. The story is a mystery box built like a labyrinth from which you have to escape, the filmmaker explained to
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