Painkillers (film)

{{Infobox film | name = Painkillers | image = Painkillers_movie_poster.jpg | caption = | director = Roxy Shih | producer = Luke Barnett Alain Berliner Giles Daoust Vincent Masciale Catherine Dumonceaux | writer = Giles Daoust | narrator = | starring = Adam Huss Madeline Zima Mischa Barton Naomi Grossman Grant Bowler Debra Wilson | music = Dustin Morgan | cinematography = Felipe Vara de Rey | editing = Brett Noborikawa | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2018|04|12|Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films|2019|01|31|df=y}} | runtime = | country = Belgium | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Painkillers''''' is a 2018 Belgian drama thriller film directed by Roxy Shih and written by Giles Daoust. The film stars Adam Huss, Madeline Zima and Mischa Barton. It was produced by Lone Suspect and Title Media.<ref>[http://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/roxy-shih-painkillers-1201803665/ ‘The Tribe’ Director Roxy Shih Set to Helm Thriller ‘Painkillers’ — Exclusive] Indie Wire. April 10, 2017</ref> Kew Media acquired the title to present it to distributors at the European Film Market in Berlin in February 2018.<ref>[https://www.screendaily.com/news/kew-media-adds-painkillers-i-dolours-and-cosplay-universe-ahead-of-efm/5126386.article Kew Media adds 'Painkillers', 'I, Dolours' and 'Cosplay Universe' ahead of EFM] Screen Daily. 8 February 2018</ref> The film premiered on 12 April 2018 at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.<ref>[http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3493463/title-media-sneaks-first-look-painkillers/ Title Media Sneaks First Look at ‘Painkillers’] Bloody Disgusting. 13 April 2018</ref> It had a limited theatrical release in the United States on 31 January 2019 before becoming available on VOD platforms on 4 February.<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3542075/painkillers-cure-also-curse-trailer/ ‘Painkillers’ Cure is Also a Curse [Trailer]] Bloody Disgusting. 17 January 2019</ref>

==Plot summary== Plagued by guilt following the death of his son in a car crash, John Clarke (Huss), a brilliant surgeon, is visited by the mysterious Herb Morris, who explains that Clarke has contracted an extremely rare form of PTSD, and the only thing that can ease his current pain is the taste of human blood.<ref>[https://variety.com/2018/film/news/berlin-kew-media-painkillers-coplay-ira-1202691836/ Berlin: Kew Media Boards Adam Huss Thriller ‘Painkillers,’ Adds Docs] Variety, February 8, 2018</ref>

==Cast== *Adam Huss as John Clarke *Madeline Zima as Chloe Clarke *Mischa Barton as Sarah Mendelsohn *Naomi Grossman as Nurse Sheralyn *Grant Bowler as Herb Morris *Debra Wilson as Gail Konrad

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|6187620|Painkillers}}

Category:2018 films Category:2018 thriller films Category:Belgian thriller films Category:2018 drama films Category:2018 English-language films Category:2018 Belgian films Category:English-language thriller films