Berlin Syndrome to release in India on July 28

New Delhi July 19 (IANS) Psychological thriller "Berlin Syndrome" from Australian writer-director Cate Shortland starring Teresa Palmer is slated to hit Indian screens on July 28.

Based on Melanie Joosten s book "Berlin Syndrome" Shortland s film was written by Shaun Grant who co-wrote Justin Kurzel s "Snowtown".

"Berlin Syndrome" is a cautionary tale about love and the desperate measures people go to get it and keep it. It s essentially a very dark love story that explores obsession and the loneliness that can be found both in a foreign city full of strangers and in an apartment shared by two people."

Talking about the India release distributor producer and director Ashwani Sharma Impact Films said in a statement: " Berlin Syndrome is from the festival circuit. It is a very hard hitting film which lingered on my mind the first time I watched it. The Indian audience now has an appetite for a wider variety of films. While we have western blockbusters and studio-led films indie too is creating its space gradually."

The title of the film has reference to the term "Stockholm Syndrome" a condition that causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors as a survival strategy during captivity.

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