A FAMILY MAN

By Mark WILLIAMS

LENS MEDIA / RED APOLLO GROUP - as DISTR VOD

Thriller - Completed 2017

A headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company but his dream of owning the company is clashing with the needs of his family.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2016
Gala Presentations
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Thriller
    • Countries
    • SOUTH AFRICA
    • Duration
    • 88 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mark WILLIAMS
    • Writer(s)
    • Bill DUBUQUE
    • Synopsis
    • Dane Jensen (Gerard Butler) is a hard-driven Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When Dane’s boss (Willem Dafoe) announces his retirement, he pits Dane against Lynn Vogel (Alison Brie), Dane’s equally driven, but polar opposite rival at the firm, in a battle for control of the company.

      As Dane gears up for the professional battle of his life, he learns his 10-year-old son Ryan (Max Jenkins) is diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, Dane is pulled between achieving his professional dream and spending time with his wife (Gretchen Mol) and Ryan, who needs him now more than ever.