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Emile Hirsch, Justin Long and Kevin Connolly Teaming for Parasite Horror ‘Lice,’ Highland Film Group Selling in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
The horror marks the first feature from Kevin Connolly's ActionPark Productions and is being sold in Cannes by Highland Film Group
Director/cinematographer Jonathan Bensimon makes his feature directorial debut with a script written by Anthony Musella and Shaun Harris (“The Hemingway Thief”), from an original concept by Connolly. Hirsch stars as burned-out science teacher Mr. Shanker, who finds new purpose as he investigates the bloodthirsty mites, Long as Principal Van, a man who is out of his depth and soon out of his mind, and Connolly as the tenacious Detective Sikorski, the desperate cop on the outside racing against time to contain the outbreak before it consumes the entire town. Added Bensimon: “Kevin Connolly sent me a script that was a real pager turner and with him and Shaun Harris we turned it into a pulpy horror feature with a cast that deftly mixes darkness and levity to create something truly unique.
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