The unpredictable Filipino thriller, ‘Graceland,’ has received an official theatrical and VOD release date from Drafthouse Films. The movie will open in select theaters in New York, Los Angeles and Austin on Friday, April 26, and will be available on VOD platforms on Thursday, March 28.

Drafthouse Films acquired the North American distribution rights to the movie after it had its world premiere at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The movie, which was written and directed by Ron Morales, received critical acclaim and an audience award while at the festival.

‘Graceland’ thrusts viewers into the corrupt underworld of the Philippines’ capital, and exposes a world of deceit, exploitation and depravity. It depicts a desperate man’s infinite moral compromises amidst a tale of kidnapping gone wrong. The film stars Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias and Dido De La Paz.

The movie follows Marlon Villar (Reyes), the chauffeur of Filipino politician Manuel Chango (Cobarrubias), whose car is ambushed when he drives his and the politician’s daughter home from school one afternoon. Desperate to save his daughter from the kidnapping at all costs, Marlon finds himself in a game of deceit and betrayal that causes him to compromise everything he believes in.

Download a free ‘Graceland’ soundtrack sampler, which was composed by Live Footage, below.

Watch the film’s official trailer below.

Check out the movie’s official poster below.

GraceLand Official Poster

Check out stills from ‘Graceland’ below.

Drafthouse Films Thriller Graceland Still

Drafthouse Films Thriller Graceland Receives Official Release Date

Drafthouse Films Thriller Graceland Receives Official Release Date

Written by: Karen Benardello

By Karen Benardello

As a graduate of LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic, Karen Benardello serves as ShockYa's Senior Movies & Television Editor. Her duties include interviewing filmmakers and musicians, and scribing movie, television and music reviews and news articles. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle.

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