If you’re looking to become a successful horror writer/director, then I’d say that one of the best things you could possibly do is be a director of photography on an Alex Aja movie. Well, what do ya know?! Maxime Alexandre has done just that. Having served as D.O.P. on MIRRORS, HIGH TENSION and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, I’d say he is now more than qualified to go forth on his own into our frightening genre! And check this, he’s already on his way with his debut thriller entitled HOLY MONEY. Take a shot at the plot.
Anthony’s family runs a small Italian restaurant in London. When his childhood friend, Dario, dies in a suspicious accident, Anthony inherits a vineyard in Sant’Angelo, the village his parents came from in Italy. Surprised by the large sum of money offered to him by a curious Italian “Master of Wine” for the land he just inherited, and considering the mysterious circumstances surrounding Dario’s death, Anthony decides to drive down to Sant’Angelo. Anthony soon feels he’s in the middle of something he doesn’t understand and wants to leave, but… He gets tangled up in “Love’s” web and suddenly finds himself the target of a crazy manhunt. But then, “Who says miracles don’t happen?”.
Damn, that sounds pretty intricate. This would be the first “horror wine vineyard” I ever heard of and I’m totally down with that! It would be great if they served glasses of Cabernet during the screening! Maybe get a new title, though. Perhaps something like “THE VINEYARD THAT DRIPPED BLOOD”. That’s just off the top of my head.
Anyways, the flick was directed by Alexandre who co-wrote the script with Philippa Goslett. It stars Aaron Stanford (THE HILLS HAVE EYES), Karl Roden (BLADE II), Ben Gazzara, Joaquim de Almeida, Suzanne Bertish, Valeria Solarino (below), Nicola Di Pinto, Tiberio Murgia, Luca Angeletti, Pino Colizzi and Francesco Guzzo. You can check out a couple more stills from the flick here.
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