Promo Trailer for Android Therapy Thriller ‘Raptus’ with Ksenia Solo
by Alex Billington
February 19, 2024
Source: Vimeo
“I don’t want to try to control the trauma, okay, I want to kill it.” Raven Banner has revealed a very early promo trailer for an indie sci-fi film titled Raptus, the latest from filmmaker Bennet De Brabandere. This project doesn’t have a release set because it’s still being shopped by Raven Banner at the European Film Market this month, and this promo trailer will hopefully give it some extra attention. In the wake of a savage attack, Sarah Mathis orders a new form of android therapy called Raptus, and reveals a path to recovery with twisted surprises. It’s about a “therapy” android robot that gets pushed too far in her recovery and their relationship starts to spiral out of control. This footage gives a few major teases as to where she’ll go with it (him?). Raptus stars Ksenia Solo as Sarah, and Nolan Gerard Funk as the android, with Zion Forrest Lee, Christina Cox, & Kerry Ann James. It does look a bit TV quality but it still seems fairly enjoyable.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Bennet De Brabandere’s Raptus, embedded from Vimeo (via SA):
Sarah (Ksenia Solo) is attacked one morning while on her daily run. One year later her therapist suggests a “comfort” robot to help desensitize her to uncontrolled flashbacks. The android, called Raptus (portrayed by Nolan Gerard Funk), is soon delivered. As her treatment begins to plateau, Sarah continues to push her relationship with Raptus until things spiral out of control and she must rely on every resource at her disposal to survive. Raptus is written and directed and produced by the indie producer / filmmaker Bennet De Brabandere, director of the genre films Cherrypicker, Salvation, and The Christmas Spirit previously, plus many other shorts. This hasn’t premiered at any festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. The film is still being sold at the EFM this month – seeking international distribution. First impression? Who’s curious?
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