Altitude Film Distribution have acquired the UK and Irish rights to Irish thriller ‘Tiger Raid’, co-written and directed by Simon Dixon.
‘Tiger Raid’, which made its’ premiere at Tribeca earlier this year, is a dark thriller featuring two mercenaries who journey across the desert while undertaking a kidnapping in Iraq. The film was shot in the Jordanian desert during the summer of 2014 with Sound Post taking place at EGG in Dublin.
The film stars Irish actors Brian Gleeson (‘Rebellion’), Damien Molony (‘Clean Break’) and Rory Fleck-Byrne (‘Midsomer Murders’) as well as Algerian actress Sofia Boutella (‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’).
‘Tiger Raid’ is directed by Simon Dixon and written by Dixon, Gareth Coulam Evans and Mick Donnellan, based on Irish writer Donnellan’s acclaimed play of the same name. The film has been produced by Dublin-based Samson Films and London’s Dixon Baxi Evans Films and was co-financed by The Irish Film Board.
Bankside Films are handling international rights.
