''Painkillers'' is a 2018 Belgian

drama thriller film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-gen ...

directed by Roxy Shih and written by Giles Daoust. The film stars

Adam Huss Adam Huss (born March 1, 1977) is an American television and film actor, producer and writer. Huss is best known for his role as Josh Kantos in the Starz TV series ''Power'' and as Lance on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. He was also an on-air ...

Madeline Zima Madeline Zima (born September 16, 1985) is an American actress. She portrayed Grace Sheffield on the CBS sitcom ''The Nanny'' (1993–1999), Mia Lewis on the Showtime comedy drama series ''Californication'' (2007–2011), and Gretchen Berg on ...

and

Mischa Barton Mischa Anne Marsden Barton (born 24 January 1986) is a British-American film, television, and stage actress. She began her career on the stage, appearing in Tony Kushner's ''Slavs!'' and took the lead in James Lapine's '' Twelve Dreams'' at Ne ...

. It was produced by Lone Suspect and Title Media. Kew Media acquired the title to present it to distributors at the European Film Market in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

in February 2018. The film premiered on 12 April 2018 at the

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), previously named Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (french: Festival international du film fantastique de Bruxelles, nl, Internationaal Festival van de Fantastische Fil ...

. It had a limited theatrical release in the United States on 31 January 2019 before becoming available on VOD platforms on 4 February.

Plot summary

Plagued by guilt following the death of his son in a car crash, John Clarke (Huss), a brilliant surgeon, is visited by the mysterious Herb Morris, who explains that Clarke has contracted an extremely rare form of PTSD, and the only thing that can ease his current pain is the taste of human blood.Berlin: Kew Media Boards Adam Huss Thriller ‘Painkillers,’ Adds Docs
Variety, February 8, 2018

Cast

as John Clarke *

as Chloe Clarke *

as Sarah Mendelsohn *

Naomi Grossman Naomi Grossman (born February 6, 1975) is an American actress, writer, and producer best known for her role as Pepper in the second and fourth season of the FX horror television series ''American Horror Story''. Early life Grossman was born in ...

as Nurse Sheralyn *

Grant Bowler Grant Bowler (born 18 July 1968) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and television presenter who has worked in American, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian film, television, and theatre. He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne ...

as Herb Morris *

Debra Wilson Debra Wilson, also known as Debra Wilson Skelton or Debra Skelton, is an American actress and comedian. She is known for being the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'', having appeared on the show's firs ...

as Gail Konrad

References

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* 2018 films 2018 thriller films Belgian thriller films 2018 drama films 2010s English-language films {{2010s-thriller-film-stub