KIDNAPPING INC.

CANADA / FRANCE / HAITI | 2024 | DRAMA/THRILLER/DARK COMEDY/POLITICAL | 107 MINUTES | 4K

IN THEATRES THIS FALL

The son of a wealthy Haitian presidential candidate has just been kidnapped. The kidnappers are demanding a hefty ransom. Doc and Zoe are two amateur gangsters - and soccer freaks - who must deliver the young man to their ruthless boss. Impulsive Zoe accidentally kills the candidate’s son. Faced with a terrible fate for killing their hostage, Doc and Zoe stumble upon Patrick and his nine-month-pregnant wife, Laura. The young couple must, at all costs, catch a flight out of Haiti to give birth in the US to get citizenship for their baby. Patrick’s great misfortune is that he looks ex- actly like the senator’s dead son. In the midst of a heated election and a Barça-Real classico match, Doc and Zoe find themselves at the center of a political conspiracy.

Directed by Bruno Mourral · Written by Bruno Mourral, Gilbert Mirambeau Jr.
Produced by Samuel Chavin, Bruno Mourral, Yanick Létourneau, Gilbert Mirambeau Jr.

Starring, Jasmuel Andri, Rolaphton Mercure, Anabel Lopez, Ashley Laraque, Gessica Geneus, Patrick Joseph, Manfred Marcelin, Marcus Boereau

Bruno Mourral is a writer, director and producer. After completing a degree in economics and management in Bordeaux, he studied film in Paris at EICAR. In 2007, he returned to Haiti and co-founded Muska Group, a leading company specialized in audiovisual production. In 2009, after an intensive course at the New York Film Academy, he created a second production company “Maninhat” based in Soho, Manhattan. Bruno directed more than 50 commercials in the Caribbean and Africa and won several awards for best commercials. In 2015, he co-founded Muska Films to change the narrative through cinema and develop the Haitian film industry. In 2017, Bruno wrote, directed and produced KAFOU, which won a few awards and nominations. In 2024 he directed KIDNAPPING INC., a fiction co-produced by Muska Films, BHM Films, Promenades Films and Peripheria.

SAMUEL CHAUVIN

Owner and founder of the French production company Promenades Films since 1996, Samuel mainly focuses on inter- national minority coproduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. His filmography includes DAUGHTER OF RAGE by Laura Baumeister (Nicaragua), Toronto 2022, San Sebastian 2022 / VICENTA B. by Carlos Lechuga (Cuba) Toronto 2022, San Sebastian 2022 / CENIZA NEGRA by Sofia Quiros (Costa Rica), Cannes Critic Week 2019. He is also a curator of workshops concerning international coproduction, such as the Bolivia Lab, Morelia Lab, EICTV in Cuba, Sembrando cine in Caracas, Riviera Maya Lab, and Cinemart Trinidad and Tobago.

BRUNO MOURRAL

Bruno Mourral is a writer, director, and producer who studied film in Paris at EICAR. In 2007, he returned to Haiti and co-founded Muska Group, a leading company specialized in audiovisual production. Bruno directed over 50 commercials in the Caribbean and Africa, winning several awards for best commercials. In 2015, he co-founded Muska Films to change the narrative through cinema and develop the Haitian film industry. In 2017, Bruno wrote, directed, and produced Kafou, a mid-length film that won several awards leading him to feature as the 25 screenwriters to watch in the 2018 Moviemaker magazine. Bruno presented his first feature, Kidnapping Inc., at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival..

YANICK LÉTOURNEAU

Yanick Létourneau, a co-founder of Montreal-based PERIPHERIA, has been at the forefront of promoting diverse storytelling for more than 20 years. His notable work includes the Oscar-short- listed “Night of the Kings,” a film celebrated at several international festivals. He has earned over time a reputation for his strong commitment to both social issues and artistic excellence. He is actively involved in producing films such as Maxime Giroux’s “In Cold Light,” Jean-Claude Barny’s “Fanon,” and Bruno Mourral’s “Kidnapping Inc.,” continuing his legacy of fostering innovative and impactful narratives.

GILBERT MIRAMBEAU JR.

Gilbert Mirambeau Jr. is a producer, writer and activist based in Canada & Haiti. He is the general manager of Muska Group in Haiti, a leading production company specialized in advertising. In 2015, he co-founded Muska Films and produced in 2017 his first mid-length film, Kafou, which won several awards and nominations. In 2022, he executive produced the short documentary, Brave, pre-selected at Cannes for the Directors’ Fortnight which won a few awards and nominations. His first feature film, Kidnapping Inc. is slated for release in 2024. Gilbert is an alumni from the Producers Labs from Cannes, Berlin and Locarno.

PODUCTION COMPAGNY
Peripheria

CO-PRODUCED WITH
Promenades Films (France) and Muska (Haïti)