
The Run
In a dystopian, post-pandemic world crippled by a global fertility crisis, an ageing smuggler struggles to protect a runaway teenager and her newborn baby from ruthless criminals, while trying complete his run for his vicious employers.
The Run is a gripping action thriller set in a cold, post-pandemic world that is crippled by perpetual lockdowns, border closures, and a tragic fertility crisis. Mac, an ageing, reclusive and reluctant smuggler is delivering mysterious contraband, when en route he finds himself begrudgingly helping Aliah, a runaway teenager, and her newborn baby – the first infant born in nearly two years. To further complicate matters, mid-way through, Mac realises that delivering the baby to nefarious buyers is his real mission. Together, against a ticking clock, the unlikely pair must learn to trust each other as they evade Aliah’s pursuers, a family of ruthless criminals, and make the pivotal choices that will take them to the salvation they seek and the redemption they need.
PROJECT STATUS
POST PRODUCTION, RELEASE JULY 2025.
STARRING
CALLAN MULVEY, CHARLOTTE MAGGI, TAYLOR WIESE, TIM PHILLIPS, JOE ROMEO, FELIX CAMERON and NICHOLAS HOPE
CREDITS
Writer/Director - STEPHEN DE VILLIERS
Executive Producer - ALEXI OUZAS
Producer - CHLOE GARDNER
Co-producer - MAISIE FABRY
Cinematographer - MICHAEL TESSARI
Editor - WILSON TRAN
Production Designer - DAS PATTERSON
Art Director - BIANCA MILANI
Costume Design - ANITA SEILER
Make Up Artist - MARIE-LYNE MORANT
Grip - JUSTIN VAN ZYL
Gaffer - RICHARD REES-JONES