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Kiss of the Con Queen

A struggling actor thinks he’s on the verge of success when he’s contacted by Hollywood producers for a huge role in a blockbuster film. But when he’s sent to shoot in Jakarta, Indonesia, nothing goes as planned and he must uncover the truth – that he’s caught in the trap of the Con Queen of Hollywood, a master con-artist executing a prolific global scam on the entertainment industry.

  • Tom Waller
    Director
    The Cave, The Last Executioner
  • Eoin O'Brien
    Writer
  • Takahiro Yamashita
    Producer
    December, Gensan Punch
  • Michael Pritchett
    Producer
    The Last Executioner, Mindfulness and Murder
  • Tom Waller
    Producer
    The Cave, The Last Executioner
  • Eoin O'Brien
    Key Cast
    "Ryan Owens"
    The Creator, Last Full Measure
  • Patrick Bergin
    Key Cast
    "Shay Owens"
    Sleeping With the Enemy, Robin Hood
  • Ravi Patel
    Key Cast
    "The Con Queen"
    Wonder Woman 1984, Transformers, Meet the Patels
  • Lynette Emond
    Key Cast
    "Jan"
    Mechanic: Resurrection
  • Francis Magee
    Key Cast
    "Cillian"
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Sofia Kunz
    Key Cast
    "Tania"
  • Wade Muller, HKSC, ACS
    Director of Photography
    Occupation Rainfall, The Cave
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Thriller, True Crime
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 56 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 28, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    2,000,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Thailand
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Thailand, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • PT Prima Cinema Multimedia
    Distributor
    Country: Indonesia
    Rights: All Rights
  • Film Bangkok
    Distributor
    Country: Thailand
    Rights: All Rights
  • Westec Media
    Distributor
    Country: Cambodia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Tom Waller

Born in Bangkok, Tom Waller was educated in the UK at the Northern Film School before moving back to Thailand in 2003 to set up his production company De Warrenne Pictures, now one of the country’s leading production companies. His acclaimed prison drama, The Last Executioner (2014), premiered in competition at Shanghai. Most recently he wrote, produced and directed The Cave (2019) which premiered at Busan, the first narrative feature about the Thai Cave Rescue that captivated the world in 2018.

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Director Statement

I first came across the Hollywood Con Queen in 2020, when one of my cast members from The Cave had told me about an amazing opportunity in Jakarta to work on a new movie. It sounded fishy, and too good to be true. He’d signed an NDA so couldn’t tell me more. But when my DP posted warnings on social media about someone posing as a Chinese film exec seemingly luring crew members to Indonesia with the false promise of work, the alarm bells rang!

Eoin O’Brien came to me with the script he had written, based on his own experiences of the con he encountered first hand. It was a page turner - a true crime thriller set in 4 continents!

This crazy story starts in Bangkok where a jobbing actor down
on his luck receives a remarkable opportunity to star
in a DC Origins movie. Then a series of remarkable
events lead to a cathartic ending behind bars for the
master impersonator, and a Hollywood deal for Ryan,
the protagonist who turns the tables on the villain in a
twist of fate.

This film achieves some poetic justice not just Eoin O'Brien, but the many victims of the scam worldwide.