A mind-bending sci-fi horror about two brothers who get caught up in a ‘crazy UFO death cult’, from the genuinely innovative and exciting directors of the critically acclaimed and influential horror hit Spring.

THE ENDLESS is released by Arrow Films in Cinemas, and via Arrow Video on Digital HD on 29th June.

THE ENDLESS will also be released on DVD & Blu-ray via Arrow Video on 2nd July.

Justin Benson (Director, Spring, Resolution, VHS: Viral)

Aaron Moorhead (Director, Spring, Resolution, VHS: Viral)

Callie Hernandez (Alien Covenant, Blair Witch)

James Jordan (Wind River, True Blood)

Lew Temple (Lawless, The Devil’s Rejects)

Tate Ellington (Sinister 2, The Walking Dead)

Emily Montague (Fright Night, Resolution)

Ric Sarabia (Live By Night, American Horror Story)

Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead will be available for interviews. Please contact Sadari Cunningham for further information.

From acclaimed filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Resolution, Spring) comes THE ENDLESS, a truly unique, mind-bending, genre-blending indie gem of a film that will leave you spinning.

When brothers Justin (Benson) and Aaron (Moorhead), former members of a “crazy UFO death cult”, receive a mysterious videotape in the mail, they find an eerie calling card from their past inviting them back to attend an event called “The Ascension”.

Despite Justin’s initial apprehension, the two agree to return for one day. At first, their old cult friends seem warm and welcoming, but things soon begin to turn strange and the two brothers find themselves drawn ever more into a vortex of bizarre rituals, strange messages, unseeable forces and sinister supernatural secrets that threaten to tear apart the very fabric of reality.

“Are you sure it’s a good idea to go back to the cult?”

Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are on a roll - their critically acclaimed and utterly unique film Spring (which Empire called ‘one of the freshest genre offerings of recent years’) got them onto Variety’s ‘Directors to watch’ list in 2015, and received raves from Oscar-winning film-makers Richard Linklater and Guillermo del Toro (and which was surely an inspiration for his The Shape of Water). Their follow up, THE ENDLESS, is another dark and riveting tale of the unexpected, that blends David Lynch’s Lost Highway with Martha Marcy May Marlene.

The directors themselves take the lead roles, showing they have talent to burn, and proving themselves remarkably assured actors as the likeable brothers plunged back into the cult they so wisely left all those years before. The film also stars bewitching genre star Callie Hernandez (Alien Covenant, Blair Witch), Tate Ellington (Sinister 2, The Walking Dead), movie veteran Ric Sarabia, and David Lawson as creepy cult member ‘Smiling Dave’; as well as Peter Cilella and Vinny Curran reprising their roles from Benson and Moorhead’s innovative debut Resolution, which is niftily linked to this film.

THE ENDLESS features what are fast becoming the directing duo’s trademarks - long, dread-drenched takes with detailed, naturalistic performances; superb, unsettling sound design; and an unpredictable, deliciously fresh script with Lovecraftian overtones. From the brilliantly staged rope-pull set piece, through to a seriously strange cult-style karaoke session, this is a stunningly realised slow burner that firmly establishes Moorhead & Benson’s unique cinematic universe, gripping you from the first shot, and steadily tightening its hold as things get very weird indeed.

Described as a ‘true indie gem’ by Bloody Disgusting, THE ENDLESS, is a genuinely extraordinary and groundbreaking cross between Of Mice and Men and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. After wowing genre fans at the 2017 London Film Festival, THE ENDLESS is now ready for more converts. Are you ready to join the cult following?

“Willl f★ck your brain... It’s strange, bizarre, twisted, manipulative and completely original... A true indie gem” Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting

“Mind-bending” Variety

“Fantastic - cements this movie-making tandem as two of the most exciting, energetic and revolutionary directors in American cinema" 4.5 stars, We Got This Covered

“Genuinely, unnervingly original” Sight & Sound

“A quietly freaky Twilight Zone episode” 4.5 stars, Scott Weinberg, The Nerdist

“A fantastical film that both frightens and intrigues” ScreenAnarchy.com

“A smart, genre-blurring thriller… As thought-provoking as it is surreally funny and creepily brilliant.” Little White Lies

“[This] is going to be one of your new favourite horror movies” Slash Film

“A masterful offering…. Deeply unsettling, fantastically eerie. Simply put, it’s absolutely magnificent.” Dread Central

BLU-RAY TWO-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of The Endless and Moorhead & Benson’s first feature, Resolution
DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Reversible sleeve with a choice of artwork designs
Limited edition collector’s booklet containing new writing on the films by critics Jamie Graham and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

BLU-RAY DISC ONE: THE ENDLESS

Audio commentary by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
Brand-new interview with Benson and Moorhead, recorded exclusively for this release
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Breaking the News, Benson and Moorhead pull a practical joke on actor Vinny Curran
Casting Aaron, Benson, Moorhead and producer Dave Lawson audition for the role of Aaron
Casting Smiling Dave, Lawson auditions for the role of Smiling Dave
VFX Breakdown
UFO Cult Comedy, improvised short film made whilst Benson and Moorhead were on the festival circuit
Vinny’s Story, a behind-the-scenes documentary filmed on-set by Curran
Michael Felker, a tongue-in-cheek featurette referencing The Endless’s editor
Seven deleted scenes
Outtakes
Theatrical Trailer

BLU-RAY DISC TWO: RESOLUTION

Audio Commentary with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and actors Peter Cilella and Vinny Curran
Audio Commentary with Benson and Moorhead
Audio Commentary with Carmel the Dog
Brand-new interview with Benson and Moorhead, recorded exclusively for this release
Archive interview with Benson and Moorhead
Behind the scenes featurette

DVD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

Standard Definition presentation
5.1 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
Brand-new interview with Benson and Moorhead, recorded exclusively for this release
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Breaking the News, Benson and Moorhead pull a practical joke on actor Vinny Curran
Casting Aaron, Benson, Moorhead and producer Dave Lawson audition for the role of Aaron
Casting Smiling Dave, Lawson auditions for the role of Smiling Dave
VFX Breakdown
UFO Cult Comedy, improvised short film made whilst Benson and Moorhead were on the festival circuit
Vinny’s Story, a behind-the-scenes documentary filmed on-set by Curran
Michael Felker, a tongue-in-cheek featurette referencing The Endless’s editor
Seven deleted scenes
Outtakes
Theatrical Trailer
Reversible sleeve with a choice of artwork designs

DETAILS

Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Cast: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Callie Hernandez, Tate Ellington

BD RRP: £24.99
DVD RRP: £15.99
Region: B/2
Rating: 15
Genre: Horror
Duration: 111 mins
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: 5.1
Colour
BD Discs: 2
DVD Discs: 1

BD Cat No: FCD1753
BD Barcode: 5027035019222

DVD Cat No: FCD1754
DVD Barcode: 5027035019239

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