Puncture
World Premiere

Puncture

Spotlight
| USA | 100 MINUTES | English
Thriller
Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a talented young Houston lawyer and a functioning drug addict. Paul Danziger (co-director Mark Kassen), his longtime friend and partner, is the straight-laced and responsible yin to Mike's yang. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things really get interesting when they decide to take on a case involving Vicky (Vinessa Shaw), a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job. As Weiss and Danziger dig deeper into the case, a health care and pharmaceutical conspiracy teeters on exposure and heavyweight attorneys move in on the defense. Out of their league but invested in their own principles, the mounting pressure of the case pushes the two underdog lawyers and their business to the breaking point.

Brothers and first-time directors Mark and Adam Kassen bring this real-life story to the screen with all the urgency and passion of the subjects themselves. The result is an effective issue-driven drama that finds its footing in a contemporary David and Goliath story. The performances are solid and Chris Evans refreshingly infuses Weiss with crackling charisma while grounding him with real insecurities and compassion.

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Mark Kassen, Adam Kassen, Adam Kassen, and Mark Kassen
ADAM KASSEN produced the films Trigger Happy, The Good Student, The Sasquatch Gang, and Bernard and Doris, for which Adam was nominated for a Golden Globe, Emmy, and Producer of the Year Award by the PGA. MARK KASSEN has acted on TV, Broadway shows, and films including Trigger Happy, Mr. Gibb, and Why Not.
Primary Cast
Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Brett Cullen, Marshel Bell, Vinessa Shaw, Michael Biehn
Director
Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen
Story By
Paul Danziger and Ela Thier
Producer
Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen
Executive Producer
Paul Danzinger, Rod De Liano, Craig Cohen, Jeffrey Gou, Joan Huang
Screenwriter
Chris Lopata
Cinematographer
Helge Greull
Editor
Chip Smith

Contacts
Publicist
Megan Moss Pachon
ID-PR
New York, US
Producer
Craig Cohen
McCue Sussmane & Zapfel, PC
New York, NY 10175
Phone: 212.931.5500
ccohen@mszpc.com
Technical Contact
Johnathan Fertinelli
jonathan@ortrud.com
Publicist
Alla Plotkin
ID PR
Phone: 212.334.0333
aplotkin@id-pr.com
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