Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, proudly announces the acquisition of VOD rights to the psychological thriller UNHOLY COMMUNION, which will be available to rent/own in North American territories on digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, as well as on DVD, starting September 5, 2025.
UNHOLY COMMUNION tells the story of a police officer who embarks on a journey to uncover the dark secrets behind a series of mysterious priest murders in rural Minnesota. A Catholic priest is found with a gunshot wound to the head. Officer Chris Majek (Adam Bartley) arrives at the scene and discovers something chilling: the Latin phrase ‘primum mysterium’ (first mystery) has been scrawled next to the body. Soon, another priest is found dead, then another, each killed in cold blood, each forced to swallow a decade of rosary beads before being murdered. All the victims have been past perpetrators of clergy abuse and have been moved around the country by the Catholic Church staying one step ahead of the law. As Chris digs deeper, his investigation begins to uncover long-buried town secrets that seem to implicate the entire community. At the center of it all stands the popular town dentist, Paul Thomas (Vincent Kartheiser). Dr. Paul also happens to be Chris’s best friend. With no way to turn back, Chris must confront the truth about the murders, his lifelong relationships, and the darkness within his own past. Based on Dr. Thomas Rumreich’s novel, UNHOLY COMMUNION is a gripping thriller about guilt, complicity, and redemption.
UNHOLY COMMUNION was written and directed by Patrick Coyle (INTO TEMPTATION) and produced by Jasmine Reid, Anne Marie Gillen, Ruth Ronning and Thomas Rumreich. The featured cast includes: Adam Bartley (LONGMIRE), Vincent Kartheiser (MAD MEN), Iréna Flury (I AM FROM AUSTRIA), and Laura Robards (CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT).
“When Dr. Thomas Rumreich asked me to adapt his novel, UNHOLY COMMUNION, he told me just one thing: ‘it’s dark.’ So I braced myself,” said filmmaker Patrick Coyle. “What he didn’t tell me was that it’s also funny and full of humanity—which is my kind of story. It’s been an honor bringing Thomas’ deeply personal story into the light of day.”
Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire UNHOLY COMMUNION directly with the filmmakers and Farnam Street Limited IV, LLC.
