| Beneath Us | |
| Director: | Max Pachman |
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| Music: | Joshua Moshier |
| Cinematography: | Jeff Powers |
| Editing: | Taylor Alexander Ward |
| Studio: | Vital Pictures |
| Distributor: | Vital Pictures |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
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| Gross: | $137,260[1] [2] |
Beneath Us is a 2019 American horror-thriller film written by Max Pachman and Mark Mavrothalasitis, and directed by Pachman. The film stars Lynn Collins, Rigo Sanchez, Josue Aguirre, James Tupper, Roberto Sanchez, and Thomas Chavira. It was released theatrically in the United States by Vital Pictures on March 6, 2020.
A group of undocumented workers hired by a wealthy American couple are held against their will at the couple’s secluded mansion, and must fight to prove they are not expendable and cannot be discarded so easily.
It is revealed that the couple hired illegal immigrant workers to build their various properties and then killed them like slaves. After the three workers are killed, the surviving member Alexandro turned the table and killed the husband by choking him to dead. He confronted the wife but she escaped until he shoots her dead. He then steals the couple's money to give it to a human smuggler to get his family to the US.[3] [4]
Beneath Us is Max Pachman's feature directorial debut, and is produced by Luis Guerrero and Chris Lemos, with Jay Hernandez and William Knochel serving as executive producers.[5] It features English and Spanish dialogue.[3] Guerrero said the film was in the works since 2011.[6] In 2017, it was reported that Premiere Entertainment Group had picked up worldwide rights to the film.[7]
The film premiered at the Phoenix Film Festival on April 11, 2019.[6] The film was released theatrically in the United States on March 6, 2020, by Vital Pictures/NME, and it is the first film distributed by the company.[5]