Writer/director Guillaume Bonnier's Everyone Calls Me Mike is a high seas thriller in the vein of Knife in the Water and Dead Calm. The film sees Pierre Lottin and Daphné Patakia play Jean and Isabelle, a couple who reluctantly agree to take a stranger, Mike (Abdirisak Mohamad), aboard after he helps them out on a stop in Djibouti. When Mike saves the couple from Somali pirates by gunning the intruders down, Jean and Isabelle wonder why he's carrying a gun and if they are safe with this stranger on board.
Everyone Calls Me Mike streams in the US on Indiepix Unlimited from July 31st. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Sailing the world aboard their blue schooner, Jean (Pierre Lottin), Isabelle (Daphné Patakia), and Isabelle's young son Damien (Thibault Dierickx) stop in Djibouti to repair a broken engine. There they meet Mike, a resourceful taxi driver who helps them track down a hard-to-find part. As their search drags on, Mike asks to join them on the next leg of their journey. Jean is reluctant, but with the dangerous Gulf of Aden ahead, an extra pair of hands could be useful. When they finally set sail for the Seychelles, Mike comes aboard. After several days at sea, a Somali fishing vessel approaches. The fishermen reveal themselves to be pirates and seize the schooner, taking the crew hostage. Then, without warning, Mike pulls out a gun and kills the pirates' leader, saving the family. The immediate danger is over, but the boat's radio has been destroyed, and land is still days away. Alone on the open ocean, Jean and Isabelle find themselves trapped with a man they barely know. Why is Mike carrying a gun, and can they really trust him?
