SCINTILLA
A FILM BY BILLY O’BRIEN
STARRING JOHN LYNCH, MORJANA ALAOUI, ANTONIA THOMAS, CRAIG CONWAY AND BETH WINSLETSCINTILLA is a science fiction thriller set deep underground in the wilds of a former Soviet state, where strange genetic experiments are taking place. JOHN LYNCH (Black Death, In The Name of The Father, BBC’s The Fall,)a war weary mercenary, is hired to lead MORJANA ALAOUI (Martyrs), a company scientist, to the secret underground laboratory. There, with his team of mercenaries, they intend to steal the research in the laboratory.
Along the way John and his companions including ANTONIA THOMAS,(Sunshine On Leith, Spike Island) NED DENNEHY(Peaky Blinders, Grabbers) and CRAIG CONWAY(Doomsday, The Descent) face dangerous militia involved in a bloodthirsty civil war, strange monsters lurking in the abandoned tunnels of the old Soviet bunker and finally he meets BETH WINSLET, the scientist running the genetic experiments, and her terrifying secret…
The film has inspired a newly formed super-group THE SCINTILLA PROJECT, fronted by SAXON’s own BIFF BYFORD, who will be releasing their album THE HYBRID, featuring songs inspired by the film, on August 18th.DVD release date / 18th August 2014Certificate / 15Running time / 94 MinutesRRP / £12.99