Loosely inspired by real events, director Robert Shupe's
Handshake sees a chance encounter between two men lead to a
Strangers on a Train-esque criminal pact to free each other from their respective financial
circumstances. Of course, the plan doesn't go as smoothly as they
hoped.
Shupe stars alongside Joe Basso, Mabel Maultsby, Onnoleigh Sweetman, Savanah Joeckel and
Doug Ecks.
Handshake is on US VOD from March 29th. A UK/ROI release
has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and two posters below.
The official synopsis reads:
After a chance encounter in the Montana wilderness, mild mannered family man Bill Burdick and failed drug dealer Devin Fowler form an unlikely bond, and soon find themselves concocting an unorthodox scheme to resolve their respective financial debts. But when their plan yields a series of unexpected consequences, the nature of their fast friendship and the morality of their shared crime is called into question. Loosely based on actual events and set against a perilous contemporary American west, Handshake charts the enigmatic trajectory of two ordinary men whose toxic chemistry and dire circumstances give way to greed, violence, and far-reaching psychological trauma.
