STUDIO CITY FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER GETS WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION

Los Angeles, CA [July 16, 2013]  Four months after a virtual awards sweep, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and nominated for Best Actor for a dramatic feature film at the inaugural Studio City Film Festival, the psychological thriller, Rubicon’s Broken, has come to a worldwide distribution agreement with R-Squared Films.

Written, directed and produced by Ophir Gottlieb through Turn on Dark Productions, Rubicon’s Broken is a character driven psychological thriller, raising some interesting and terrifying questions. 

View the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxuerWdJinc

Award winning cinematographer Mark Herzig was the film’s director of photography.   Ziv and Richard Ross co-wrote the award nominated original score and Kevin Crawford composed the award nominated Sound Design. 

Zachary Barnes stars as protagonist Peter Rubicon – a tragically warped teenage boy plagued by a poor, dysfunctional family and psychological illness who struggles to distinguish the real world from a perverse dream world.  When he and his family are abducted and forced to choose amongst themselves which sole family member will survive the final decision reveals a disturbing family dynamic including terminal illness, incest and rape.  Rebecca Bujko [Magic City] co-stars as Kristen Rubicon, Peter’s sister.  Michael Ritz, Radha, Ana Bess Moyer Bell and James Heikkila round out the principal actors.

Writer/Director Ophir Gottlieb says:

“We are thrilled at our new found relationship with R-Squared Films.  The firm’s success as a distributor of independent films is unquestionable – having successfully distributed nearly 200 films over the last decade.”

R-squared Films Executive Buzz Remde says:

"We are excited to bring this multi-award winning film to the public. Begin looking for it in January 2014"

For additional information and to see the trailer you can visit www.rubiconsbroken.com.