Director Josh Baker says the forthcoming movie Kin, co-directed with his twin brother Jonathan, is their version of the Sword in the Stone fable.
Kin brings out a sci-fi twist in the story narrating complex family relationships.
“It’s about a boy who has experienced loss and is drawn to something that only he can hold and ultimately wield. This is the sci-fi version of a very familiar tale. Only here, we have a 14-year-old boy holding an alien weapon,” Jonathan said.
“At its heart, Kin is a wish-fulfilment movie. It’s about a young character who finds something otherworldly beyond his wildest imagination, his wildest dreams. But then has to decide how he’s going to use it, and whether his actions are at heart good or something more sinister,” he added.
Behind all the complex clutter of a subtle character-driven family thriller drama, the origin of the weapon becomes a question.
“The thing that’s most important for the story is that the weapon represents unknown possibilities. You don’t really know what the weapon can do when you first find it, and the mystery of that carries us into the second half of the film,” writer Dan Casey said.
Josh said people will get “multiple flavours in one dish” through this film.
“There’s a suspenseful crime element, there’s family drama, you’re going to get visual sci-fi, and big stuff mixed with an indie sensibility. We think all of those things combined is what makes Kin unique,” he said.
Kin releases in the UAE on August 30.
