Deadly Seven:Feature-film Synopsis

Deadly Seven is a Gothic, Psychological Thriller with political undertones which takes place in Manhattan, NYC. The protagonist ofDeadly Seven isAmanda Burke, a psychologist, who is seen working with seven clients over the course of seven weeks. Within the first couple of sessions she begins to align each of her clients with a deadly sin. Once she realizes that it is impossible to put an end to their madness, Amanda decides to lead her clients toward their deaths. Some deaths of her clients, however, are unwillingly pursued on her behalf, given that some clients, such asGiorgio Campagna (Greed) andWarren Otieno (Wrath), decide to take on her ‘God Complex’, thereby pursuing some of the murders themselves. The core idea of Deadly Seven is that obsession (sin) ultimately leads one to destruction (death).

Amanda, a history graduate, takes on the role of the psychologist for seven clients. As a psychologist, Amanda attempts to ‘play God’ by seeking an omniscient, ‘Frankenstein’1 ego and gains controls over each one of her clients’ lives. To maintain her ‘God Complex’, Amanda tries to remain neutral by repressing her homosexual desires. She achieves this concealment by expressing a Conservative attitude towards favoring traditional values (deadly sins of the Holy Bible2), hierarchy (position as a psychologist) and strong opposition to changes (‘disordered’ or ‘flawed’ nature of her clients). This categorizes Amanda’s public realm (‘Mask’). However, this ‘mask’ that Amanda presents is eventually abolished once she expresses her sexuality and subconscious desires through her client,Larisa Volkov (Lust), in which Amanda finally becomes, inherently human.

We are firstly introduced to her client, Giorgio (Campagna), a transgender film-producer with an obsession of possessing a ‘man’s ego’. He portrays a great sense of greed towards his brother,Stefano Campagna (Sloth), who he regards to be a lazy man that has been overestimated for his success. Despite his obsession with masculinity and power, Giorgio can be classified as a transgender homosexual, who only sleeps with a lot of women to fulfill his ‘masculinity’. Despite his homosexuality, Giorgio does not regard homosexuals as “real” men, hence further prescribes his greed towards Stefano who, although born male and masculine, is also gay. Giorgio can be regarded as a Soc