The disturbing new thriller, starring Michael Madsen,
arrives on U.S. VOD Friday!
XYZ Films is proud to announce that they will be releasing Liz Fania Werner and Carlos Montaner’s dark thriller WAKING KARMA on North American VOD January 26th. A tale of buried family secrets and unbridled religious fanaticism, the psychological thriller stars award-winning actor Michael Madsen (The Hateful Eight, Kill Bill, Species).
Directed by Liz Fania Werner and Carlos Montaner with a script by Werner, the film stars Michael Madsen, Hannah Christine Shelter, Kimberly Alexander, and Bradley Fisher. It is produced by Edgar Romero and Aldo Jovan Diaz of 3ROUNDBURST (Starfish) and John Ferraro of Valleywood Entertainment.
About XYZ Films
XYZ Films is an independent studio whose mission is to empower visionary storytellers from every corner of the planet. XYZ was founded in 2008 by Nate Bolotin, Nick Spicer, and Aram Tertzakian and has expanded in recent years into documentary, talent management, and distribution. Some of the company’s classic titles include THE RAID franchise, 2017 Sundance winner I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE, and Panos Cosmatos’ psychedelic revenge thriller MANDY.
XYZ’s current projects include THE BLACK KAISER with Mads Mikkelsen; HOUNDS OF WAR starring Frank Grillo, Robert Patrick, and Rhona Mitra; and the Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead film SOMETHING IN THE DIRT which premiered at Sundance 2022. Its current slate also includes Nic Cassavetes’ GOD IS A BULLET starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe, and Jamie Foxx; NOCEBO directed by Lorcan Finnegan with Eva Green and Mark Strong; and ACCUSED from BAFTA-nominated BOILING POINT director Phillip Barantini. XYZ is in post-production on the Netflix Original HAVOC, directed by Gareth Evans and starring Tom Hardy and Forrest Whitaker.
