“A new alien threat is upon us. Malik, a decorated marine, is on a journey to protect his two young children.
But the adventure will change them forever “. So reads the official synopsis of Encounter , an original Amazon film directed by Michael Pearce ( Beast ) and starring the ever-growing Riz Ahmed . Now we can see the trailer …
Encounter will arrive on Amazon Prime Video on December 10th. Judging by this trailer, and the actor involved, it is possible that the “alien threat” in question is all in the protagonist’s head. But maybe we’re wrong …
Pearce co-wrote the script with Joe Barton ( Extinction , Giri / Haji ). The cast also includes Rory Cochrane, Octavia Spencer, Janina Gavankar and Shane McRae . Encounter premiered at the 48th Telluride Film Festival last September.
Riz Ahmed
Riz Ahmed recently received her first Oscar nomination for her role in Sound of Metal , also released on Amazon Prime Video. He also recently played Mogul Mowgli , as a British rapper who, on the eve of his first world tour, discovers he has a rare disease. Soon we will see him in the role of Hamlet in Hamlet , an adaptation of the famous Shakespearean tragedy set in the present day.