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“The Last Kingdom” and “My Policeman” star David Dawson leads an international cast in the dystopian thriller “The Flaw,” the feature directorial debut of Theophilos Papastylianos, which is currently filming in Athens.

Dawson is joined by U.K. actors Arthur McBain, Ralf Little (“The Royle Family,” “Death in Paradise”) and Danny John-Jules. Veteran Greek theater director Angela Brouskou also joins the cast in a lead role.

Set in a dystopian world dominated by the Regime, “The Flaw” follows a ruthless Interrogator (Dawson) who is ordered by the Special Service to follow a perfect Plan to prove a Suspect (McBain) is guilty. But once the interrogation gets underway, he comes to realize that there is a flaw not only in the Plan, but also in the Regime itself.

Published in 1965, “The Flaw” is the best-known work of Antonis Samarakis, one of the leading figures in modern Greek literature. It has been...

Chicago – Some extraordinary local and outside talent coordinated to produce the film “An Acceptable Loss” in 2018, including featured stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Tika Sumpter (“Southside with You”). Producer Colleen Griffen and writer/director Joe Chappelle, who hail from Chicagoland, helped to create this passionate thriller, with echoes of paranoid government oversight films like “All the President’s Men” and the recent “Vice.” The Midwest Independent Film Festival has made “An Acceptable Loss” the kickoff film for their 2019 season. Click here for tickets and details.

Libby (Tika Sumpter) is a superstar in overseas intelligence, having been the chief advisor to U.S. Vice President Burke (Jamie Lee Curtis) during a confrontation that had the ramifications of September 11th. Oddly, she has opted to forego a plum assignment when the VP is elected President, and accepts an academia role at a Midwestern University. Her role in the previous administration was divisive,...

January continues its slow roll on the Specialty side this weekend with very few anticipated limited releases. IFC Films has the headliner of the weekend with political thriller An Acceptable Loss starring Tika Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis. Chicago Fire director Joe Chappelle wrote and directed the title after finding inspiration from two documentaries by Errol Morris. Brooklyn-based Distrib Films believes it found an under-the-radar gem in last year’s Berlin Film Festival with The Heiresses, which took two Silver Bears at the event in the German capital.

Other openers this weekend include Screen Media’s 2016 Tribeca Nora Ephron prize-winner Adult Life Skills, as well as Freestyle Digital Media’s I Hate The Kids and Rlj Entertainment’s The Standoff at Sparrow Creek.

An Acceptable Loss

Director-writer: Joe Chappelle

Cast: Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Jeff Hephner

Distributor: IFC Films

Veteran TV director Joe Chappelle had the idea...

Political thrillers are popular for a reason. Whether in book or cinematic form, they play on all of our worst fears about government. Especially with the modern spying situation and war on terror, there’s plenty to be inspired by. Sadly, the new release An Acceptable Loss only scratches the surface of what could have been explored. A poorly paced drama, it crawls along at a snail’s pace before picking up when it’s far too late. This could have been a nifty little thriller. Instead, it mostly just tries your patience. I’d call it an interesting failure, but it barely even reaches that point. The film is a political drama/thriller, as mentioned above. We meet Elizabeth “Libby” Lamm (Tika Sumpter) as she’s taking a teaching job at a top university in Chicago. A former top U.S. national security adviser to Vice President Rachel Burke...

An Acceptable Loss Trailer Joe Chappelle‘s An Acceptable Loss (2019) movie trailer stars Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Jeff Hephner, and Deanna Dunagan. An Acceptable Loss‘ plot synopsis: “She was the ultimate patriot. Now, what she knows could bring down the government. Libby Lamm (Tika Sumpter) is a former top national security advisor who, while [...]

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"What should we do with Libby?" IFC Films has unveiled the first official trailer for an indie drama titled An Acceptable Loss, originally titled The Pages, which first premiered at the Chicago and Virginia Film Festivals earlier this fall. This whistleblower story of betrayal and regret is about a former top Us Security Advisor named Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm who is threatened by associates from her dark past. She must risk her own life and break the law to expose a government cover-up. An Acceptable Loss stars Tika Sumpter as Libby, with Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Jeff Hephner, Deanna Dunagan, Alex Weisman, and Ali Burch. This film seems to have a very weird, muted colors look to it, which is a bit more distracting than it should be. I'm not sure what to make of this - seems powerful, but seems like it's missing something. Here's the official trailer for...

IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Joe Chappelle’s An Acceptable Loss, starring Tika Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis. The distributor plans to release the film theatrically in January.

Formerly titled The Pages, the pic, which was shot in Chicago, will have its world premiere Saturday at the Chicago International Film Festival.

In the political thriller, which Chappelle also wrote, Sumpter plays a former top U.S. security advisor who confronts the ethical implications of past decisions she made while working for a tough politician, played by Curtis. An Acceptable Loss also stars Ben Tavassoli and Jeff Hephner.

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IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Joe Chappelle’s An Acceptable Loss, starring Tika Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis. The distributor plans to release the film theatrically in January.

Formerly titled The Pages, the pic, which was shot in Chicago, will have its world premiere Saturday at the Chicago International Film Festival.

In the political thriller, which Chappelle also wrote, Sumpter plays a former top U.S. security advisor who confronts the ethical implications of past decisions she made while working for a tough politician, played by Curtis. An Acceptable Loss also stars Ben Tavassoli and Jeff Hephner.

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IFC Films has nabbed U.S. rights to Joe Chappelle’s female-driven thriller “An Acceptable Loss” with Jamie Lee Curtis and Tika Sumpter ahead of its world premiere at Chicago Film Festival this weekend.

A contemporary take on the classic political drama, “An Acceptable Loss” (formerly titled “The Pages”) was produced by Colleen Griffen of CorradoMooncoin and executive produced by Candy Straight and Laura K. Lewis.

The story follows former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth “Libby” Lamm (Sumpter) as she confronts the ethical implications of past decisions made under Rachel Burke (Curtis), a commanding politician with an unwavering knack for achieving her goals. The film also stars Ben Tavassoli (“Overlord”) and Jeff Hephner (“Peppermint”).

“An Acceptable Loss” was shot in Chicago which is also the hometown to filmmakers Chappelle and Griffen.

“It took many talented folks and one gorgeous city, Chicago — to produce this riveting female driven thriller that...

Alysia Reiner (Orange Is The New Black) David Eigenberg (Sex In The City), Clarke Peters (Treme) Jeff Hephner (Chicago Fire), Rex Linn (CSI: Miami) and Alex Weisman (Chicago Med) are the latest cast additions to the CorradoMooncoin political thriller The Pages. They join the previously cast Deanna Dunagan, Tika Sumpter, Ben Tavassoli and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film, written and directed by Joe Chappelle, centers on former top U.S. security advisor, Elizabeth 'Libby' Lamm…...

Deanna Dunagan, who was most recently was on the big screen in M. Night Shyamalan's The Visit, has come aboard the Joe Chappelle-directed political drama The Pages, joining Jamie Lee Curtis, Tia Sumpter and Ben Tavassoli. It follows Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm (Sumpter), a former top U.S. security adviser who is threatened by associates from her dark past. Chappelle wrote the screenplay and is producing with Colleen Griffen. Dunagan, repped by Stewart Talent, recurred on Fox's…...

Joe Chappelle wrote and directs thriller that starts production in Chicago this week.

Us-based producer CorradoMooncoin announced on Wednesday that Tika Sumpter, Ben Tavassoli and Jamie Lee Curtis will star in political thriller The Pages.

Joe Chappelle wrote and will direct the female-driven story of obsession, betrayal and regret that begins production in Chicago this week.

Colleen Griffen is producing for CorradoMooncoin and Candy Straight is executive producer.

CAA handles sales on the story of a former Us security advisor played by Sumpter who is threated by associates from her dark past. Sumpter was recently seen as Michelle Robinson (Obama...

Tika Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis will star in the Chicago-set political thriller The Pages.

The movie follows a former top U.S. security adviser (Sumpter) who is threatened by associates from her dark past, including a steely politician (Jamie Lee Curtis). The Pages is a female-fronted story of obsession, collusion and hopeful redemption. 

Ben Tavassoli will also star in the indie feature from writer-director Joe Chappelle, whose credits include episodes of Chicago Fire, Fringe, CSI: Miami and The Wire.

Corrado Mooncoin, a Chicago-based independent film and TV production company, will produce The Pages, which begins principal photography this week. CAA is handling film rights. 

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Tika Sumpter, Ben Tavassoli and Jamie Lee Curtis have been set to star in The Pages, a political thriller written and being directed by Joe Chappelle. Chappelle and Colleen Griffen’s CorradoMooncoin is producing the pic, which beings principal photography this week in the pair’s hometown of Chicago. The plot centers on a former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth “Libby” Lamm (Sumpter) who is threatened by associates from her dark past including steely, commanding…...

Tika Sumpter, who starred as Michelle Obama in last year’s “Southside With You,” returns to Chicago this week to shoot the indie political thriller “The Pages.” Jamie Lee Curtis and Ben Tavassoli (BBC’s “New Blood) co-star in the feature, which is written and directed by Joe Chappelle, who’s best known for his work directing TV series like “The Wire,” “Fringe” and “Chicago Fire.” Sumpter plays a former top U.S. security adviser who is threatened by associates from her dark past, including a steely, commanding politician (Curtis) and an unyielding, patriotic chief of staff. Also Read: How...

Mark Addy (Atlantis) and Anna Chancellor (The Hour) have been set to star alongside newcomers Mark Strepan and Ben Tavassoli in BBC One’s upcoming investigative crime drama New Blood. Created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War, Injustice), the story focuses on two junior investigators from different law enforcement units who are thrown together in contemporary London. Also joining the cast are Ariyon Bakare (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Kimberley Nixon (Critic…...

Mark Addy (Atlantis) and Anna Chancellor (The Hour) have been set to star alongside newcomers Mark Strepan and Ben Tavassoli in BBC One’s upcoming investigative crime drama New Blood. Created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War, Injustice), the story focuses on two junior investigators from different law enforcement units who are thrown together in contemporary London. Also joining the cast are Ariyon Bakare (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Kimberley Nixon (Critic…...

Game of Thrones and Atlantis star Mark Addy is to swap his sword for a gun after joining the cast of crime drama New Blood.

He will play DS Derek Sands in the cop show from acclaimed writer Anthony Horrowitz, which will debut on BBC One in 2016.

Sands is described as a "rough and cynical" officer who has grown jealous and embittered by the success of his much younger colleagues.

Addy will reunite with his former Atlantis co-star Aiysha Hart in the drama, which will also feature No Offence actor Ben Tavassoli and The Mill's Mark Strepan in the lead roles of junior investigators Rash and Stefan.

Also joining the series is Four Weddings and a Funeral star Anna Chancellor, who will play boss Eleanor Davies, the tough Director of the Serious Fraud Office. Rounding out the cast are Ariyon Bakare, Kimberley Nixon, Mark Bonnar and Dorian Lough.

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Jame Bond author Anthony Horowitz has cast the lead roles in his new BBC One crime drama New Blood.

No Offence actor Ben Tavassoli and The Mill's Mark Strepan will take on the lead roles of junior investigators Rash and Stefan.

Apparently, it'll be the first time that the Serious Fraud Office and police have worked together on screen, as the two are brought together by a link between two seemingly unrelated cases.

The crime-solving duo will come up against rich and powerful individuals, corporations and governments that are protected by an army of lawyers.

Anthony Horowitz said: "When I created a hero who was Polish/British and another who was Iranian/British, I never expected that we'd actually find the real thing but with Mark and Ben we've done exactly that.

"They really are the 'new blood' that the title promises and I'm confident that they're going to...