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Sanctuary

Sanctuary

His game. Her rules.

20236.11h 36m

Overview

Confined to a claustrophobic hotel room, the heir to a hotel empire and the dominatrix who has primed him for success become locked in a battle of wits and wills as he tries to end his relationship with her.

Directed by Zachary Wigon
Written by Micah Bloomberg
Produced by Ilya Stewart, David Lancaster, Stephanie Wilcox
Box Office0Revenue: $581K

Top Cast

Margaret Qualley

Margaret Qualley

Rebecca Marin

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

Hal Porterfield

D

Danita Battle

Hal's Mother

R

Rene Calvo

Younger Phil Porterfield

C

Christian Casatelli

Young Hal

D

Dominick Defilips

Older Phil Porterfield

Themes & Keywords

hoteleroticismdenver, coloradodark comedydominatrixdominancejob promotionpower dynamics

About Sanctuary

Sanctuary is a drama, thriller film released in 2023 exploring themes of hotel, eroticism, denver, colorado, dark comedy, dominatrix, dominance. Directed by Zachary Wigon, it stars Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Danita Battle. Confined to a claustrophobic hotel room, the heir to a hotel empire and the dominatrix who has primed him for success become locked in a battle of wits and wills as he tries to end his relationship with her.

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