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The Institute (2022 Film)
''The Institute'' is a 2022 American thriller film directed by Hamza Zaman and starring Ignacyo Matynia and Victorya Brandart. It is Zaman's feature directorial debut. Cast *Ignacyo Matynia as Daniel Sullivan *Victorya Brandart as Marie Sullivan *Mark Lobene as Dr. Arthur Lands *Joy Donze as Blu Foster *Claire McClain as Izzy Alibrahim *Louisa Bradshaw as Mel Williams *Jarred Harper as Steve Williams *John Easterlin as Dr. Kramer Release In March 2022, it was announced that Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfright acquired North American distribution rights to the film, which was released on March 22, 2022. Reception Cody Hamman of JoBlo.com gave the film a negative review, writing that it "doesn’t quite work as a whole." Evan Dossey of the Midwest Film Journal also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The problem is that this film completely lacks a psychological thriller aspect, and Marie isn’t really written with the internal life to carry such a story." Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacyo Matynia
Ignacyo Mateusz Matynia (born May 29, 1992) is a Polish-American actor. He is known for his performance in the Lifetime original film ''My Nightmare Landlord'' (2020) as the titular character. His notable film credits include the 2021 independent films ''One and the Same'' and ''Break Every Chain''. Early life Matynia was born in Busko Zdroj, Poland on May 29, 1992, and moved with his family to the United States in 1995, settling in Staten Island, NY. After graduating from Xaverian High School in 2010, he began his studies at the SUNY University of Albany with a desire to go to medical school. But it was there that he began his passion for acting, and in 2013, he dropped out of college to pursue this as a career, while working part-time as a DJ. Career In 2014, Matynia was discovered by Sedly Bloomfield of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, who became his mentor. His studies led him to star in over 40 short films, some of which earned him numerous awards and nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |