One shot thriller Nightride released on Netflix
Date Posted: February 14, 2022
Upcoming thriller Nightride, which was filmed and set in Belfast, will be released on Netflix in the UK and Ireland from Friday 4th March.
Nightride is a wry real-time one shot thriller set on the midnight streets of Belfast. It places us in the driver’s seat with small-time dealer Budge as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes catastrophically wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against time to find his missing product and get a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down.
The cast includes Moe Dunford, Joana Ribeiro, Gerard Jordan, Ciaran Flynn, John Travers and Stephen Rea.
Nightride was directed by Stephen Fingleton, written by Ben Conway and produced by Paul Kennedy & Jon Silk. It features an original score by Phil Kieran. The film was produced by Village Films Belfast, Silk Mass, and Logical Pictures and is being sold internationally by Pulsar Content. It received development support from Northern Ireland Screen.
The film was selected for Toronto International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India and is due to be screened at Dublin International Film Festival.
