First Ever International Action Movie Produced in Iran Sets Digital Debut for U.S. VOD Platforms & DVD
Los Angeles, CA (January, 17, 2024). Freestyle Digital Media is the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group. Freestyle has acquired U.S. VOD rights to the Iranian action feature LAYERS OF LIES. Which will be available to rent/own on all U.S. digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms. As well as on DVD, starting on January 23, 2023, through Freestyle Digital Media.
Layers Of Lies is an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride. It follows a man’s journey back home through the bustling, diverse metropolis of Tehran. Sam (Ramin Sohrab) returns to Iran after many years in exile in Finland. He finds that he has not yet escaped his past. In order to drag him into a violent scheme for revenge, a shady figure kidnaps Sam’s wife, Emma (Jessica Wolff). But Sam is a relentless fighting machine who will stop at nothing to rescue the woman he loves. When it comes to deciding their future, the past will not stand in their way.
The Official Trailer for Layers of Lies by Ramin Sohrab
Directed by Ramin Sohrab. Layers Of Lies was co-written by Sohrab & Chris Larsen, and produced by Jonna Enroth, Ramin Sohrab and Mohsen Sarafi. The featured cast of LAYERS OF LIES includes Ramin Sohrab (‘Sam Kashani’) and Jessica Wolff (‘Emma’). Timo and Teemu Lahtinen of Smile Entertainment are Executive Producers along with Glenn Kendrick Ackermann and David Marsh.
“Layers Of Lies is a feature film. It combines classic action drama with the power of low-budget filmmaking,” said filmmaker Ramin Sohrab. “This is not just another action movie. It is the first Finnish-Iranian action film–a testament to the power of collaboration and the beauty of diversity. It celebrates both cultures and brings them together in a way that has never been done before. I am honored to have had the opportunity to work with such a talented cast and crew to bring it to fruition.”
Additional Details
Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire LAYERS OF LIES directly with Executive Producers Glenn Kendrick Ackermann and David Marsh.
About Freestyle Digital Media
The digital distribution unit of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi- platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, satellite, digital, and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record, and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films.
Recent releases include THE ROAD DOG starring comedian Doug Stanhope, SURVIVE starring HBO’s GAME OF THRONES star Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins, the music documentary profiling blues guitar legends Jimmie Vaughan & Stevie Ray Vaughan, BROTHERS IN BLUES, and DEAR ZOE starring Sadie Sink from the hit Netflix series STRANGER THINGS, Jessica Capshaw and Theo Rossi.
Other Freestyle Digital Media titles include BEST SUMMER EVER the teen musical featuring a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson, THE WEDDING YEAR starring Sarah Hyland and Anna Camp, THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH starring Danny Houston, UNTOGETHER starring Jamie Dornan, Jemima Kirke, Ben Mendelsohn, Alice Eve and Billy Crystal, the action-comedy BETTER START RUNNING starring Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons and Maria Bello, THE BACHELORS starring Academy Award-winner J.K. Simmons, Julie Delpy and Odeya Rush and the award-winning documentary HONDROS produced by Jamie Lee Curtis and Jake Gyllenhaal.
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