Black Bags movie storyline. Tess (Olesya Rulin) is a soon-to-be mother who traveled far to see a specialist to help her with her very complicated pregnancy. With the help of her father’s influence, Tess was placed on a medical trial for an experimental medication that would help bring her baby to term.
On the bus, Tess meets Sara (Laura Vandervoort), who comes off as a bit aggressive, but maybe that’s just her personality. After a long and awkward ride, Tess grabs her black bag, says goodbye to Sara, and heads home. Needing to take her medication, she opens her suitcase only to find a severed head in a plastic bag. Tess quickly realizes that she took the other woman’s suitcase by mistake, and before you know it, Sara is knocking at the door.
Just like that, we have a thriller on our hands. Black Bags quickly turns into an intense psychological game of cat and mouse. Tess becomes a victim of mistaken suitcases, and before she knows it, the aggressive, controlling Sara bullies Tess to help dispose of the head. With every step, Sara assumes more and more power over her unwitting accomplice.
The question is, why? What writers Angela Bourassa and Adam Pachter do so well is reveal a small part of the mystery and let it play out. Then they unveil another juicy bit of intrigue and start the process all over again.
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Black Bags (2023)
Directed by: Josh Brandon
Starring: Laura Vandervoort, Olesya Rulin, Ryan Francis, Drew Pollock, Pamela Bell, Bruce Davis, Jaclyn Friedlander, Paula Jay Fairbrother, Christina Simone, Emerson Shouse, Katie Pierce
Screenplay by: Angela Bourassa, Adam Pachter
Production Design by: Willow Holderbee
Cinematography by: Timothy Riese
Film Editing by: Sam Hook
Costume Design by: Daysan Macom, April Yanda
Art Direction by: John C. Arnold
Music by: Michael Seth Cudd
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Amazon Studios
Release Date: April 4, 2023
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