1964. A small town. A kidnapping. A simple plan… just like in the movies. But real life isn’t simple. Somebody always gets hurt.
Shot in just 11 days in Los Angeles in the fall of 2010, Wages of Sin is a taut independent thriller set in 1964, directed by Doug Burch (center photo, middle) and produced by Little Dog Productions and Shadow Cast Pictures.
The Story
Buddy and his girlfriend Celee hatch a simple plan: kidnap Kathrine, the daughter of a wealthy man, and use her as a bargaining chip. What they don’t count on is everything that comes after. As the three are forced together, relationships develop, secrets surface, and Kathrine’s own complicated life begins to unravel the plan from the inside. Nobody gets exactly what they came for.
Katharine Everett stars as Kathrine, the hostage at the center of the story—a young woman carrying far more baggage than her captors bargained for. Lauren Martin and Travis Quentin Young co-star as Celee and Buddy.
On Screen
Wages of Sin had its public premiere at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, followed by a selection at the Prescott Film Festival in Prescott, Arizona, where it earned strong notices from critics.
A contributor to The Cinema Files wrote of Everett’s performance:
“Everett is quite believable as the deeply troubled hostage lugging around plenty of her own baggage... dust off the mantle ’cause I see a couple of golden globes in the future!”
— Thecinemafiles.com
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Where to Watch
Wages of Sin secured distribution with Osiris Entertainment and was released on December 6, 2016. It is available to stream on Amazon and the DVD is available for purchase at Walmart.
Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes. Not Rated.
Director of Photography/Co-Producer: Michael Franks
Writer/Director: Doug Burch
Writer/Producer: Sam Ingraffia
“Kathrine”: Katharine Everett
“Buddy”: Travis Quentin Young
“Celee”: Lauren Martin
Katharine Everett 