The Rendezvous
theatrical release poster
Directed byAmin Matalqa
Screenplay byTerrel Seltzer
Based onA New Song
2011 novel
by Sarah Isaias
Produced byDan Halsted
Tricia Gibbs
StarringRaza Jaffrey
Stana Katic
Alfonso Bassave
Ronald Guttman
Glenn Fleshler
Darby Stanchfield
Nadim Sawalha
CinematographyZoran Popovic
Edited bySasha Dylan Bell
Music byAustin Wintory
Release date
  • October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) (Mill Valley)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Rendezvous is a 2016 action-adventure film directed by Amin Matalqa with a screenplay by Terrel Seltzer. It is based on the book A New Song by Sarah Isaias. The film stars Raza Jaffrey, Stana Katic, Alfonso Bassave, Ronald Guttman, Glenn Fleshler, Darby Stanchfield, and Nadim Sawalha.

Plot summary

Cast

Plot

Rachel, a Jewish-American doctor, and Jake, an Arab-American government bureaucrat, go on a goose chase across the Middle East trying to solve the mysterious death of Rachel's treasure hunting brother. From Los Angeles to the deserts of Jordan and the ancient city of Petra, they find themselves hunted by a doomsday group called the Armageddonites who believe Rachel and Jake possess the missing Dead Sea Scroll that could bring about the end of days. Caught in the middle of a plot to hasten the end of mankind, Rachel and Jake need to solve the murder, find the scroll and find trust in each other.

Production

In February through to March 2015, director Matalqa scouted Jordan for filming locations which took three weeks before filming began.[1][2]

Post-production began on June 29, 2015, with Sasha Dylan Bell being announced as the editor on the same day.[3]

On July 17, 2015, Austin Wintory was revealed to be composing the film score.[4]

Casting

On July 2, 2015, Stana Katic and Raza Jaffrey were officially announced as the leads of the film, after principal photography was completed. Alfonso Bassave, Ronald Guttman, Glenn Fleshler, Darby Stanchfield, and Nadim Sawalha were also officially announced on the same day.[5]

Filming

Principal photography finished on June 25, 2015.[6] Filming took place in Petra, Jordan, and Los Angeles, United States.[7][8]

Screenings

The film made its world premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival in November, 2016, followed by screenings at the St. Louis Film Festival, Havana Film Festival and Lone Star Film Festival. The film recently played at The Heartland Film Festival.

References

  1. ↑ Amin Matalqa (February 20, 2015). "Off to #Jordan to start a new adventure. Time to get some #filmmaking going on". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Amin Matalqa (March 7, 2015). "Two weeks of preproduction down. Amazing locations across #jordan Ready for week three". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Amin Matalqa (June 29, 2015). "First day of post production. With editor extraordinaire @SashaDylanBell #theRendezvous". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ filmmusicreporter (July 2, 2015). "Austin Wintory to Score Amin Matalqa's 'The Rendezvous'". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ↑ Ali Jaafar (July 2, 2015). "Stana Katic & Raza Jaffrey To Star In Amin Matalqa's 'The Rendezvous'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Stana Katic (June 26, 2015). "Picture wrap:Finished principal photography on The Rendezvous yesterday. W/my director @AminMatalqa Jerome & Vlad". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Amin Matalqa (June 26, 2015). "Final day of filming in LA". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ Amin Matalqa (June 26, 2015). "From the deserts of #jordan to the hills of #Hollywood, it's a picture wrap". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
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