Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thriller and the supernatural, is delighted to share a new clip from the Shudder Exclusive film Mosquito State.
Directed by Filip Jan Rymsza and starring Beau Knapp, Charlotte Vega and Mario Zermeno, Mosquito State is now streaming exclusively on SHUDDER.
August 2007. Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca (Beau Knapp) sees ominous patterns: His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation that attends his psychological meltdown.
On Wall Street, they’re called “quants”—the intense data analysts whose mathematical prowess can make the difference between a fortune and a flop. Consumed with his work, Richard doesn’t often stray from his office or apartment. But when Richard decides to go to a company party, he makes two acquaintances: the mysterious, sylphlike Lena (Charlotte Vega) and one pesky mosquito, both of which take root in his mind, altering his existence in profound ways.
Finding common ground between Franz Kafka, David Cronenberg and Mary Harron’s AMERICAN PSYCHO, director-screenwriter Filip Jan Rymsza (Producer of THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND) emerges with a new kind of body horror, set during a single week of an exquisitely rendered pre-crash 2007 replete with signs of socio-political and economic rot. A hypnotic plunge into the fragile mentality of an individual who can see patterns long before the rest of us, MOSQUITO STATE adds a significant chapter to the subgenre of urban isolation.
**2020 Venice Film Festival Winner: Bisato d’Oro for Best Cinematography**
**2020 Sitges Film Festival Winner: Best Visual Effects**
“Knapp gives a terrific performance… This highly original, visually torrid take on Wall Street and last decade’s global financial crisis celebrates the true masters of the universe: mosquitoes.”
– Phil Hoad, The Guardian
“A haunting show of financial-crisis body horror… Knapp gives a stylized performance that recalls Nicolas Cage.”
– Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine
“Cronenberg meets Kafka… Knapp commits fully to the hideous spectacle of a man steadily beaten by merciless nature.”
– David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“You could probably call it the CITIZEN KANE of Wall Street insect movies. Then again, it’s the only Wall Street insect movie. Knapp, in a performance of unnerving calm and unblinkered insanity… manages to get under your skin.”
– Steve Pond, The Wrap
“Knapp’s implosive lead performance bubbles with a demented commitment. This one holds your attention like a bite that you can’t stop yourself from scratching.”
– David Ehrlich, Indiewire
ABOUT SHUDDER
AMC Networks’ Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. Shudder’s expanding library of film, TV series, and originals is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. For a 7-day, risk-free trial, visit www.shudder.com.
