Screen Rant can exclusively present a first look at the trailer for the upcoming film Squeal (previously known as Samuel's Travels), which arrives August 19. The Latvian production will be released through Good Deed Entertainment and Cranked Up Films, premiering theatrically in select cities and On Demand in the US and Canada. Directed by Aik Karapetian (Firstborn, Man in the Orange Jacket) and co-written by him and Aleksandr Rodionov, Squeal is a darkly comic fairytale loosely inspired by Homer's The Odyssey.
Belgian actor Kevin Janssens stars as Samuel, a man lost in a remote Eastern European village and searching for his way home. While searching for his father at the edge of a mythical forest - as many fairytales begin - he encounters a pig farmer's daughter named Kirke Kirke (Laura Siliņa) who is deceptively welcoming and invites him into her home. He soon realizes he is being turned into a forced laborer and finds himself alone with no support, unable to speak the language, and chained up beside the pigs.
In Screen Rant's exclusive first look at the Squeal trailer below, audiences are treated to the initial meeting between Sam and Kirke before the music darkens and the mood turns terrifying. From there, the film turns into a survivalist story, with Samuel attempting to alternately adapt and escape. And it seems one pig in particular may be the key to unlocking the secrets of his captivity and freeing himself. Catch the trailer below:
(Watch the full trailer on YouTube.)
For those unfamiliar with the legend of Odysseus, Kirke's name is taken from the Greek goddess Circe. Upon meeting Odysseus and his traveling companions on their way home after the Trojan War, she turns his men into swine in a bid to make him stay with her for a year. While pigs are clearly an important part of Squeal, audiences will have to wait until the full film releases to learn if Samuel becomes one of them or finds his way home in the end.
Squeal also stars Aigars Vilims, Normunds Griestiņš, Juris Bartkevičs, and Guntis Pilsums. With dialogue spoken both in Latvian and English, the film was already selected for festivals such as last year's Fantastic Fest and many more. It has a runtime of 85 minutes and is sure to keep viewers engaged throughout - whether they watch it in a theater or in the comforts of their own home.
Squeal will be released in the US theatrically in major cities such as Los Angeles and NYC, and On Demand in the US and Canada August 19.