A bored and jaded female private-eye, takes on another seemingly open and shut infidelity case, only to put herself in grave danger when it turns out that the cheating spouse is, in fact, an assassin.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
106pp
Genre:
Action, Film-Noir, Thriller
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details
"Samantha Rutledge P.I: A Killer Case" is a detective noir thriller inspired by such classics as “The Maltese Falcon” (1941), and “The Big Sleep” (1946), but with a modern approach and sensibility. Samantha Rutledge is a female version of Sam Spade as she finds herself in a dangerous cat and mouse game with a menacing foe - making her wish for the days where all she seemed to get were endless cases of infidelity.
All Accolades & Coverage

Award Winner, Gold Star Movie Awards, USA
Award Winner, GLIFF - Golden Lemur, Portugal
Finalist, Manhattan film festival, New York
Finalist, Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift - Canada
Award Winner, World Film Carnival - Singapore
Semi-Finalist, Hong Kong Indie Film Festival
Semi-Finalist Best Feature Script, Indo French International Film Festival
Phenomenal Attainment Award Best Screenplay, Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival
Outstanding Achievement Award, Tagore International Film Festival
A Top 10 Screenplay at the Crime/Mystery Film and Writing Festival 2018.

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Submitted: 2019-Jun-13
Last Updated: 2022-Sep-17
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The Writer: Iannis Aliferis

Iannis is a multi-award-winning writer and filmmaker. His romantic dramedy script "Only Loves Matters" won a Gold Award for Original Screenplay from the Hollywood Gold Awards, the film of which is currently undergoing a successful festival run, while his noir thriller screenplay “Samantha Rutledge P.I, A Killer Case” was a Finalist at the Manhattan film festival, and his romantic action comedy script “Valentina, Relationship Killer” won Best Unproduced Screenplay at the Berlin International Art Film Festival. Before that, his dramedy screenplay "Mary and Dionysus" was a Semi-Finalist at the Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Competition 2018 and reached the Quarterfinals at the 2019… Go to bio
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