Factory 25 Acquires Andrew Betzer’s Bizarre ‘Young Bodies Heal Quickly’
Factory 25 Acquires Andrew Betzer's Bizarre 'Young Bodies Heal Quickly'
Factory 25 has announced the acquisition of world wide rights to “Young Bodies Heal Quickly,” directed by Andrew T. Betzer. The film was shot in 16mm by cinematographer Sean Price Williams. It premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The film’s synopsis reads: At the age twenty, Older escapes incarceration and seeks out his ten year old little brother, Younger. Clearly the bad influence, Older gets the boys mixed up in the “accidental” killing of a young girl and they are forced to go into hiding as they wait for their mother to rescue them. Thanks to their mother, the brothers now have a car and enough money to begin their bizarre road trip. Along the way, they encounter a host of people ranging from their unwelcoming sister (Kate Lyn Sheil) to a troubled maid and her violent lover. Eventually, they wind up on the doorstep of their father’s compound, wherein the three of them are quickly reminded why they are estranged in the first place. Just as the walls are about to close in, their father packs up his brood and takes them on a road trip of his own. They join several militaria enthusiasts in a remote forest where they re-enact actual Vietnam War battles. Once in the “jungle,” the three of them revert to hostile tendencies building up to a final confrontation between father and sons, leaving the audience to decide what is real and what is make believe.
Factory 25 plans a February 27 release.
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