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The Passenger

Thriller USA 2020

Based on a short story by Stephen King (Rest Stop), The Passenger is a psycho-thriller about two very different friends who make a fateful stop one night at a rest area on the deserted stretch of the Desert Highway. The decisions they make will change their relationship forever…

Two very different friends chance upon some dramatic events at a deserted rest area one evening in the middle of nowhere. When they hear what sounds like a woman being beaten up in a toilet, they make a decision that will change their friendship – and their life – for ever.

They find themselves in the middle of an argument. The already tense situation threatens to explode when the two men hear the sound of a woman clearly being beaten up in the adjacent toilet. The fate of one will be sealed while the brutality of the other becomes apparent.

As the story reaches its shocking conclusion, it becomes clear that nothing is quite what it seems…

Awards and Nominations

Cut&Clap

  • Best Short Film

Flickfair

  • Best Drama

Creation International Film Festival

  • Winner Best Crime / Thriller, short

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Winner Best Thriller
  • Winner Best Supporting Actress

Varese International Film Festival

  • Winner Best Director
  • Winner Best Duo in Screen
  • Nominee Best Short Film

Vegas Movie Awards

  • Winner Best Thriller

Nominated

  • Vesuvius International Film Fest
  • Southeast Regional Film Festival

Official Selection

  • The Lift-Off Sessions
  • Festival Internacional de cine Luz del Desierto
  • Film Screening Awards

Production Details

Genre
Thriller
Production
USA, 2020
Theatrical Release
22 November 2020
Premiere
1 February 2020
Director
Alexander Bruckner
Cast
Cinematography
Grant MacAllister
Editing
Lea Vrabelova
Screenplay
Tab Murphy based on a short story by Stephen King
Music / Score
The Soundflowers (Paris Jackson) / Lars Deutsch
Production and Costume Design
Bernadett Skoda
Makeup
Ricky Flores
Production
Alexander Bruckner (Live Free, Live Film Productions), Tizian Gruner (GrunerFilms)
Executive Producer
Annegret Weitkämper-Krug
Associate Producers
Corina Gamma, Cf Grisard, Charlie Rude, Caspar Stuerm, Carlos Zanotelli