Directed by Gus Van Sant (Elephant; Drugstore Cowboy) from a script by Austin Kolodney, Dead Man's Wire is based on the true story of Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), who kidnapped his mortgage broker Richard O. Hall (Dacre Montgomery) in 1977 after falling behind on payments. Kiritsis attached a shotgun to the back of Hall's head with a wire that meant it would fire if the police shot the kidnapper.
The film also stars Al Pacino, Colman Domingo, Myha'la, Cary Elwes and John Robinson.
Dead Man's Wire is in UK/ROI cinemas from March 20th.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
On 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 Hall’s head.DEAD MAN’S WIRE tells the unbelievable 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.”
