Starboard Entertainment Acquires Pandemic Thriller 'Wardcliffe' Starring Joel McKinnon Miller at Cannes Market
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Starboard Entertainment has acquired the pandemic thriller 'Wardcliffe' at the Cannes Market. Written and directed by David Ferino, the film stars Joel McKinnon Miller (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Shane Coffey (Pretty Little Liars). Inspired by real events, the story unfolds almost entirely within a family home during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, following a father and son whose decades of tension escalate while quarantining together over a single day.
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· 3 pulledStarboard Entertainment has acquired Wardcliffe, a pandemic thriller from writer-director David Ferino.
Inspired by real events, Wardcliffe stars Joel McKinnon Miller (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) alongside Shane Coffey (Pretty Little Liars) and unfolds almost entirely within the confines of a family home during the early days of the COVID pandemic.
Over the course of a single day, decades of tension escalate to a boiling point as a father and son quarantine together during the 2020 pandemic.
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