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To Live Free and Starve, Or To Eat and Die In Bondage
Director Aik Karapetian fable SQUEAL brings the Greek mythical goddess Circe to life through his female lead Kirke (Laura Siliņa), a pig farmer’s daughter, named after the Goddess. When she encounters Samuel (Kevin Janssens), who is searching for his father. A man he has never seen or met.
Photo 1-Kevin Janssens in Aik Karapetian's SQUEAL (Photo Credit_ GOOD DEED ENTERTAINMENT)
Kevin Janssens and the magical pig in Aik Karapetian's SQUEAL (Photo Cr
Looking at the interactions between Kirke and Samuel on the farm, I am reminded of slave masters and their treatment of their slaves and their bondage on the plantations and their treatment of the slaves that automatically creates a dark picture of what is to come.
According to Karapetian, “My focus was originality and simplicity, but at the same time speaking about the universal topics of love, freedom, greed, brutality, tenderness and jealousy.”
These topics of love, freedom, greed, brutality, tenderness and jealousy vividly comes through with the dialogue and film plot written by Aik Karapetian, Aleksandr Rodionov.
Aik Karapetian's SQUEAL (Photo Credit_ GOOD DEED ENTERTAINMENT) b
Something that stands out is how Aik Karapetian flipped the script and has his female lead behind the abductions, enslavement and brutality of Samuel (Kevin Janssens). It reminds me of the film Misery with Kathy Bates and James Caan.What stands out? SQUEAL is an engaging film that struggles with the human animal’s desire for security and freedom. See it.
Release Date: Theatrical: Aug 19, 2022 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 19, 2022
Distributor: Good Deed Entertainment
Producer: Inese Boka-Grube, Gints Grube
Production Co: Good Deed Entertainment And Cranked Up Films
Run Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Cast: Kevin Janssens,Laura Siliņa,Aigars Vilims,Normunds Griestiņš,Juris Bartkevičs,Guntis Pilsums
Director: Aik Karapetian
Writers: Aik Karapetian,Ale][ksandr Rodionov
Cinematography: Jurģis Kmins
Editor: Paula Popmane
Composer: Justine Bourgeus
Run Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
ABOUT GOOD DEED ENTERTAINMENT
Good Deed Entertainment (GDE) is an Ohio based independent studio dedicated to producing, financing, and distributing quality entertainment for under-served audiences. Its distribution slate includes recent releases Summertime, Ma Belle, My Beauty, and Lucky Grandma, in addition to the Academy Award nominated, Loving Vincent, and Spirit Award nominated, To Dust.