Fantasia 2011: "Retreat" Stills and Screening Information

"Retreat" is one of the big headlining film at this year's festival. This thriller is from first time director Carl Tibbetts. "Retreat" boasts a very good cast including Cillian Murphy ("Inception", "28 Days Later") Thandie Newton ( "Crash", "Mission Impossible 2") and Jamie Bell ("Billy Elliot", Jane Eyre").

The film will be having it's world premiere on July 18th at Fantasia with director Carl Tibbetts hosting the screening.

Plot Synopsis:

Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton star as the very star-crossed Kate and Martin, a married couple who venture to a faraway island retreat in the hopes of mending some considerable interpersonal wounds. Their island of choice, Blackholme, is the perfect place for people who want to get away from everything. It is entirely unpopulated, the single cottage they are staying in being the only real living space on the rock. Their privacy is soon rudely interrupted when an unconscious, blood-spattered man (Jamie Bell) washes ashore. They bring him into the cottage and try to help. He awakens, with terrifying news: a lethal viral plague has broken out across Europe. It is airborne, and there is no hope of survival once infected. Others will surely be coming to this island soon. They will be desperate and very likely, they will be infectious. In an impulsive state of panic, the couple agree to barring up the residence, smashing furniture for scrap to nail all windows, doors and openings closed. They were the only people on the island. Are they now the only ones in all of Europe? The man they’ve now essentially barricaded themselves in with becomes increasingly aggressive and predatory. A bad situation turns much, much worse.

Upcoming Screenings:

July 18th, 2011 / 7:00 pm / Hall Theater / Montreal Canada