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105m
REVFF26: Dead Man's Wire
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Synopsis
The morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, 44, entered the office of Richard O. Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun wired with a “dead man’s wire” from the trigger to the Hall’s head. This is the true story of the stand-off that took the world by storm as Tony demanded $5 million, no charges or prosecution, and a personal apology from the Halls for cheating him out of what he was “owed.”
A lean, unnerving study in drift and dislocation, Dead Man’s Wire unfolds as a quiet tale of alienation on the margins of contemporary America.
Working in his signature lean observational style, Van Sant the players moves through anonymous spaces where like 'Dog Day Afternoon' time becomes the film’s central character.
From start to finish, the film is filled with striking stylistic flourishes and lovely attention to detail. An excellent and thoughtful return of Van Sant.
Festivals & Awards
Rotterdam International Film Festival | Official Selection
Feature
Dir. Gus Van Sant
USA
2025
Opening Date
Wednesday, Jul 8, 2026
Rating
CTC
Length
105m
Reviews
★★★★ Gus Van Sant calls the shots with surreal true-crime thriller
Bill Skarsgard does his strongest work to date in Gus Van Sant’s stylish and gripping ’70s throwback
Van Sant and company build it as delicately as a ship in a bottle
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