Revolver Entertainment is a film distributor in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Justin Marciano founded it in 1997 in the UK and Revolver UK entered

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in April 2013. Justin's brother, Seb Marciano formed Revolver Entertainment LLC, a US company based in

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in 2007. Revolver US is still successfully operating independently of Revolver UK.

History

Justin Marciano founded Revolver Entertainment in 1997 with a personal investment of £1,000. It originally distributed

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titles and eventually grew to cinema release

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. In January 2013, Revolver Entertainment UK experienced layoffs. In April 2013, amid rumors that the UK company had gone out of business, it entered

. In 2013, Revolver US released

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's adaptation of

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's ''

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''. In 2014, Revolver US released Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain in cinemas, which stars

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, and

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. Also in 2014, Revolver US released ''Soulmate'' on VOD, which is produced by

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In 2015, Revolver US released '' An Act of War'' on VOD,

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, and on

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. The film was directed by

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and produced by Atit Shah.

Releases

Revolver's Catalogue includes: * '' 3000 Miles'' – (2007) * ''

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'' – (2007) * ''

Mum & Dad ''Mum & Dad'' is a 2008 British horror film by director Steven Sheil. Its premiere was on 22 August 2008 during the London FrightFest Film Festival. One day later it was shown during the Fantasy Filmfest in Germany. The film is the directorial ...

'' – (2008) * '' Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning'' – (2009) * ''

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'' – (2009) * ''Robsessed'' – (2009) * ''

Waveriders ''Waveriders'' is a 2008 documentary film produced by Margo Harkin and directed by Joel Conroy. Synopsis ''Waveriders'' focuses on the Irish roots of surfing. The film covers the life of Irish-Hawaiian surfer George Freeth and his influence in ...

'' – (2009) * ''Sparkle'' – (2010) * ''

Destricted ''Destricted'' is a British-American anthology film that explores the line where art and pornography intersect. The UK and US film releases had overlapping but different short art-house erotic films. The film collection won awards at a range of ...

'' – (2010) * ''

Shooting Robert King '' Shooting Robert King'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Richard Parry. It documents photojournalist Robert King over 15 years and through 3 different war zones. The film splices footage from his time working in war zones with footage o ...

'' – (2010) * '' Shank'' – (2010) * ''

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'' – (2010) * ''

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'' – (2010) * ''

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'' – (2010) * ''Titanic: 100 Years On'' – (2011) * ''King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech'' – (2011) * ''Prince William & Kate: The Royal Romance'' – (2011) * ''

Anuvahood ''Anuvahood'' is a 2011 British urban comedy film directed by Adam Deacon, who also plays the film's lead character. It also stars Paul Kaye, Wil Johnson, Ollie Barbieri, Femi Oyeniran, Jocelyn Jee Esien, and Ashley Walters. Critics of the fil ...

'' – (2011) * '' Starsuckers'' – (2012) * '' Bloodstained Memoirs'' – (2012) * ''

Sket ''Sket'' is a 2011 British urban retribution thriller film, set in the inner estates of North West London. Released in October 2011, the film comes from the makers of '' Shank'' (2010) and ''Anuvahood'' (2011). Starring Lily Loveless, Aimee K ...

'' – (2012) * ''

'' – (2012) * ''Dragon Knight'' – (2013) * ''Tomorrow Will Be Better'' – (2013) * '' The Comedian'' – (2013) * ''The Asylum Tapes'' – (2013) * ''

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'' – (2013) * ''Mexican Fighter'' – (2013) * ''Act of Grace'' – (2014) * ''Aleksander'' – (2014) * ''Aardvark'' – (2014) * '' Lucky Bastard'' – (2014) * ''The Addicted'' – (2014) * ''Angry Nazi Zombies'' – (2014) * ''About a Zombie'' – (2014) * ''Project Wild Thing'' – (2014) * '' The Inside'' – (2014) * ''

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'' – (2014) * '' Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' – (2014) * '' The Neighbors'' – (2015) * ''

House of Last Things ''House of Last Things'' is a 2013 American thriller film directed and written by Michael Bartlett. It stars Lindsey Haun, Blake Berris, RJ Mitte, Randy Schulman, Diane Dalton, and Micah Nelson. House sitters (Haun, Berris) discover that an unhap ...

'' – (2015) * ''Original Gangster'' – (2014) * ''Angels of Darkness'' – (2015) * '' An Act of War'' - (2015) * ''Fantail'' – (2015) * ''American Interior'' – (2015)

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20141220113015/http://www.revolvergroup.com/us Defunct companies based in London Companies based in Los Angeles Film distributors of the United Kingdom Film distributors of the United States Mass media companies established in 1997 Mass media companies established in 2007