Branko Tomovic thriller RED receives 8 nominations for the Maverick Movie Awards

BELGRADE - The Maverick Movie Awards in the US have just announced their 2016 nominations - amongst them is the dark and atmospheric thriller Red by Branko Tomovic from Serbia.

Red is set in the underground world of illegal organ smuggling, the so-called red market. Niklas, a surgeon who lives a life of solitude and is tormented by self hatred, performs regular illegal surgeries for the red market. He works together with Mia, a young prostitute who lures her clients in and drugs them. Niklas is looking for a way out of this dark world, but owes his life to their violent crime boss Ed, who would rather kill him then let him go.

It's the directing debut of Branko Tomovic (24: Live Another Day, Fury, City of Tiny Lights) and stars British actress Francesca Fowler (Doctor Who, Rome, Closure) with the acclaimed Irish actress Dervla Kirwan (Ondine, Ballykissangel, The Silence...