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Kodi Smit-McPhee, Djimon Hounsou to Star in ‘The Zealot,’ WestEnd Launching Vadim Perelman Thriller in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)


Kodi Smit-McPhee and Djimon Hounsou wil star in Vadim Perelman's thriller 'The Zealot,' which WestEnd is launching in Cannes

Oscar nominees Kodi Smit-McPhee(“The Power of the Dog, “Maria”) and Djimon Hounsou(“Blood Diamond,” “A Quiet Place Part II”) are set to star in claustrophobic thriller “The Zealot.” The two-hander, being introduced to buyers in Cannes by WestEnd Films, comes from director Vadim Perelman(“House of Sand and Fog,” “Persian Lessons”) working from a screenplay by Bennett Fisher, and touches on themes involving privilege, paranoia, and the assumptions we make about one another. Jib Polhemus (“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “The Mechanic”) produces alongside Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo (“The Green Hornet and Kato,” “Wild Mountain Thyme”) of Amasia Entertainment.

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