Oscar-winning producer Gray Frederickson (THE GODFATHER and APOCALYPSE NOW) has signed on to produce the independent action-thriller titled THE PERSECUTED with Foreshadow Productions.
The full-length feature is a faith-based film based on the original screenplay written by Daniel Lusko. THE PERSECUTED is an edgy story of a man who turns his back on a life of privilege to lead his nation to freedom. Visit http://www.thepersecutedmovie.com for more information and updates.
"I thoroughly enjoyed this script and am excited to be involved in producing this exciting movie. I don’t often find projects that satisfy me as much as this one does.... ” Frederickson exclaimed. This is the first faith-based project that Frederickson has worked on and he is thrilled for the potential impact this film may have. The Academy Award-winning producer won an Oscar as co-producer of THE GODFATHER, PART II (1974) and received an Academy Award nomination for his work as co-producer of APOCALYPSE NOW (1979).
“The Persecuted is about a renowned evangelist framed for murder and hunted to the point of death. To me, this is what the Gospels call ‘taking up the cross.’ It's a complete oil-and-water scenario, I liken it to taking a Billy Graham-type and throwing him into the clutches of a Hitchcock-like thriller.” explains Lusko. Lusko has produced and directed five full-length docu-dramas;
Similar to the box-office blockbuster THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, the marketing and distribution strategy for the film is based on its great crossover potential and worldwide appeal within the faith and family demographic.
The film will have a strong grassroots following cultivated through the relationship developed with religious organizations such as the Calvary Chapel and their Chapel affiliates. Among the affiliates are the largest church in New Mexico, Calvary of Albuquerque, one of the 15th largest church in the U.S. with over 12,000 Congregants and Calvary Kendall in Miami, Florida. THE PERSECUTED will screen through out the U.S. and world via this mass network.
For more information on the THE PERSECUTED visit http://www.thepersecutedmovie.com or contact: Andy Salmen at (612) 309-3224 or by email at info@thepersecutedmovie.com
