PH-1

Name: PH-1
Duration: 1 h 25 min

1hr 25m

1hr 25m

A promising politician is held hostage in his luxurious penthouse by a remote captor, forced to watch his life destroyed by social and conventional media as he… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Mark Kassen

Producer:

Mark Kassen, Iliana Nikolic

Writer:

Cheryl Guerriero, Mark Kassen

Release Date:

Apr 10, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 25m

Synopsis

A promising politician is held hostage in his luxurious penthouse by a remote captor, forced to watch his life destroyed by social and conventional media as he tries to figure out who is behind it and why.

Cast

Vinessa Shaw
Dina Shihabi
Jesse L. Martin
Daniel Brochu
Abubakar Salim
Derek Johns
Greg Tuculescu
Rebecca Amzallag
Mark Kassen
Carol Herman

Moviegoers are saying

Mark Kassen's political thriller 'PH-1' garnered passionate discussion at Q&A screenings, with audiences praising the director's commitment and authentic politician portrayal while criticizing its reliance on familiar thriller tropes. Despite technical shortcomings and 'Phone Booth'-esque premise, viewers appreciated the independent filmmaking effort and Kassen's multi-hyphenate dedication to the project.

Top Mentions

Indie-Passion-Project

Political-Paranoia

Phone-Booth-Vibes

Thriller-Tropes

Q&A-Enhanced

Multi-Hyphenate-Effort

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May 2, 2026

Meh.

14 Likes

joshrowley

Apr 9, 2026

PH-1 World Premiere The director, writer, and lead of the film, Mark Kassen was there in attendance and held an insightful Q&A right after. Although I disagree with his take on this film being a non-political thriller, especially since it deals with a politician wrestling…

11 Likes

JDX

May 8, 2026

Really good for a low budget political thriller. Mark is a great actor and the story seems really genuine. While the premise has been done many times before, the angle is very unique where I think the direction of the movie really wants its viewers to analyze how we see the…

4 Likes

sheepgame
Mar 3, 2026

Caught this during a Q&A session with the director himself, who is an articulate and passionate individual. Unfortunately, the film itself is not the most inspired, playing more as an amateur effort with rehashed elements from better political thrillers and dramas. The lead…

4 Likes

Ryan Maguire

Apr 20, 2026

Mark Kassen’s PH-1 is an unimaginative Phone Booth-esque thriller that does little to build on or maintain any thrills. With its gratingly bad actors, a script devoid of fresh ideas and direction that would feel much more at home on a laptop running Netflix than the big…

2 Likes

azurekills

Apr 10, 2026

the cultural impact of PHONE BOOTH (2002) cannot be denied

2 Likes

Logan Rees
May 31, 2026

Hilarious how much the scandal ridden politician looked like Eric Swalwell

1 Likes

Stegrelo

Apr 20, 2026

Unfortunately the movie read more like a YouTube direction, the acting wasn't quite as convincing and the plot felt lackluster - at times lifeless. That said, I feel a little bad to leave (what feels like) a scathing review for an indie film.. I'm sure this has been an…

1 Likes

burberrybaby

Apr 20, 2026

This was enriched by the fact that I went to a live Q&A screening in political DC no less

1 Likes

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