''Pernicious'' is a Thai-American

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directed by

James Cullen Bressack James Cullen Bressack (born c. 1992 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is the son of Emmy Award-winning writer Gordon Bressack and voice actress Ellen Gerstell.Couch, Aaron (2015)Tom Gr ...

, who also wrote the story along with co-writer Taryn Hillin. The film stars

Ciara Hanna Ciara Hanna is an American actress and model. She is known for playing the roles of Gia Moran in '' Power Rangers Megaforce'' and Nicole Parker in '' Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys''. Personal life On August 30, 2020, she became enga ...

Emily O'Brien Emily Roya O'Brien is an English actress and writer who is known for her role of Jana Hawkes Fisher on ''The Young and the Restless'' from 2006 to 2011. She voiced The Woman in the '' Love, Death & Robots'' episode "The Witness", which won a ...

, and Jackie Moore.

Cast

as Alex * Emily O’ Brien as Julia * Jackie Moore as Rachel * Russell Geoffrey Banks as Colin * Sohanne Bengana as Vlad * Byron Gibson as Byron *

Jared Cohn Jared Michael Cohn (also credited as Jared Michaels) is an American film director, screenwriter and actor, best known for directing '' Buddy Hitchens''. He has also directed films for The Asylum, including '' Atlantic Rim'' and ''Born Bad''. Ba ...

as Shane *

Sara Malakul Lane Sara Malakul Grove () is a Thai-American actress and former model. She has appeared in numerous Thai and Hollywood films. She most notably featured in the ''Kickboxer'' action film franchise across several films as the female lead. Early life Sa ...

as Samorn * Jack Prinya as Male Nurse * Wallop Terathong as Sang * Pixit Sangkaew as Youn Sang * Irada Hoyos as Vanida * Todstham Piumsomboon as Tiwa * Thanchanok Kaewta as Isra * Chanokporn Suwanposri as Female Shopkeeper * Warakorn Jitpat as Male Shopkeeper 1 * Supachai Girdsuwan as Male Shopkeeper 2 * Alexandra Merle as Streetwalker * Boonchu Namjaidee as Doctor

Production

''Pernicious'' is produced by

Benetone Hillin Entertainment Benetone Hillin Entertainment is an international production company with offices in Los Angeles, USA, and Bangkok, Thailand. The two companies, Thailand's largest production service company Benetone Films and US production company Hillin Entertai ...

, a company formed from the partnership of Daemon Hillin and Benetone Films, a leading production service company in

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

. The movie was shot completely in Thailand. Vantage Media International is reported to represent world rights to the movie.

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