The Cutlass

November 13, 2017

The Cutlass Delivers Dark Themes In An Exotic Locale – Review

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At first glance at the poster art for The Cutlass, I was intrigued. As far as I knew, a cutlass was either a vintage car in my elderly neighbor’s garage or an old school pirate sword, but the knife wielding gal standing front and center in the promo art didn’t seem connected to either of those worlds. Add to all this the claim that the film is inspired by a true story and there seemed to be a lot to unpack with The Cutlass. Looking at director, Darisha Beresford’s brief filmography reveals that The Cutlass started out as a 12 minute short film on the festival circuit in 2013 and has now been given a 90 minute format to tell the intense story of a young woman taken hostage in the jungles of Trinidad. I’d like to say that The Cutlass is deserving of the added investment by the producers, but despite the expanded run time, the film is shot like an unaired episode of LOST and the network TV

November 13, 2017

The Cutlass Is Coming This December

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Wild Eye Releasing has announced the imminent arrival of The Cutlass, an action thriller making its debut next month. When a young tourist disappears into the jungles of Trinidad, her family feels all hope is lost. The situation looks bad when a dangerous madman starts hunting her down….but little does he know he picked the wrong target! She knows how to survive and she’ll use every trick in the book to foil her pursuer. Plus, she’s got a knife. The Cutlass stars Lisa-Bel Hirschman, Arnold Goindhan and Kirk Baltz (who was in Reservoir Dogs). It was directed by Darisha J. Beresford and claims to be inspired by true events. Watch for it December 12 on VOD platforms, courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing. Here’s the trailer…. A young tourist is abducted from her family into the jungles of Trinidad by a dangerous, armed sociopath. While the authorities and her family attempt to find her with no success, she is forced to mentally and physically outmaneuver her captor in an effort to