Saban Films closing in on Michael Petroni’s thriller Backtrack

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

After premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Michael Petroni’s thriller BACKTRACK looks to have found a distributor in Saban Films, who are in final negotiations for the U.S. rights to the film. Saban Films President Bill Bromiley said, “BACKTRACK is an unexpected and haunting psychological thriller. Michael Petroni is a great storyteller, and his film was a major standout in the Tribeca Film Festival. This will be a strong addition to the Saban slate.” Hopefully with this news will soon bring a better look at the film.

In BACKTRACK:

A troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers (Brody) is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers the horrifying secret shared by his patients, he is put on a course that takes him back to the remote hometown he fled years ago. There in False Creek he is consumed by solving a decades-old mystery that holds the key to his strange and menacing delusions.

BACKTRACK stars Sam Neill, Adiren Brody, and Robin McLeavy. It was produced by Jamie Hilton, Antonia Barnard, and Michael Petroni. Executive producers include Compton Ross, Phil Hunt, and David Evans.