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“SECURITY sits in THE TOP THREE IN THE WORLD streaming for Netflix.” - June 2021

• “I finally understand the machine that is Netflix” - Guardian

• “Like a ninja, Netflix Film Security slipped onto the platform silently this week and has suddenly taken it by storm… this month’s latest streaming sleeper hit. Give yourself the gift of experiencing an arresting international mystery thriller film this June. Security sets up this narrative thread with a deft touch, never portraying outright racism, but instead letting these characters incriminate themselves with the power of euphemism and selective speech. Directed with a sure hand and offering more than a few notes of sleaze and mystery, Security is an interesting look at how people harbor their real truths in the modern age of surveillance.” - DECIDER

• “Everyone’s talking about this edge-of-your-seat suspense movie on Netflix” - Yahoo.com Entertainment

• “The Slow-Burn Suspense Movie That's Heating Up On Netflix. With stunning cinematography and a story that is rich with commentary, "Security" could be just the film for anyone looking for a smart and engaging suspense thriller. Many Netflix viewers think so, at least, as "Security" is currently on the streamer's list of the top 10 most viewed films. And for the most part, the critics agree.” - Looper.com

• “Italian Film ‘Security’ Makes You Feel Anything But Secure. Netflix’s ‘Security’ takes you on a wild ride, complete with drugs, alcoholism, phobias, abuse, infidelity, and politics… really exciting and well-rounded.” - Hollywood Insider

• “A new title is quickly climbing the Top 10 Movie Chart on Netflix. After exclusively debuting on the streaming platform on Wednesday, June 16, the seaside thriller Security has already taken its spot at No. 3 on the chart, a place it has now remained for several days as subscribers continue to buzz about the Peter Chelsom-directed film.” - POPCULTURE

• “This is not only writer-director Peter Chelsom’s first foreign language film, it also marks a bold departure from his bread and butter genres.” - San Diego Reader

• “The co-writer and director of this is Peter Chelsom, whose best credits have been more comic (“Funny Bones,” “Hear My Song,” “Serendipity”), but who gives these fascinating, tainted characters room enough to make impressions and lets the mystery slowly unravel.” - Movie Nation

• “Security actually spent much of this week in the #1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 movie list in the US” - BGR Enterainment

• Peter Chelsom on His Italian Film Debut, SECURITY, Toplining GOMORRAH Star Marco D’Amore (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety

Director

• “Some of the stories have an odd charm, such as the one (dir: Peter Chelsom) involving a heartbroken young man (Jim Sturgess) who finds a new reason to live thanks to a miraculous talking car who refuses to let him commit suicide by driving off a bridge. "Excuse me for saying this, but she's a bitch," the BMW comments about the woman who broke her driver's heart.” - Hollywood Reporter

• “Berlin Ride (Peter Chelsom segment) opened as the first complete short-film and rightfully so! This love story was eccentric yet quaint. When it was over, I was pleased that two unseemingly individuals found one another. I longed to know the back story of the two main characters. Also, the artistic eye of the photographer captured within the storytelling was stunning.” - Ain’t It Cool News

• "Director Peter Chelsom animates the story with some interesting black and white photographs that add visual panache as well as a layer of poignancy.” - Salon

Writer/Director

• "It really really engaged me. Incredibly touching. I was more moved than I was by ET. The film holds up a magical mirror to the inadequacies of our own reality." - James Cameron-Wilson, Film Daily Review

• "A classic fish-out-of-water story, expertly directed by Peter Chelsom." – Pete Hammond, Deadline

• "Superior production design and visual effects. Gary Oldman as the mastermind behind this all-important Mars mission is completely believable." – Leonard Maltin

• "A wild ride. Expert direction. Peter Chelsom has a gift with his actors which elevates the material. This is an important movie for our world at this moment." – Joel Amos, The Movie Mensch

Writer/Director

• "In my top ten movies of 2014. This movie will change you forever. Brilliantly directed by Peter Chelsom."  - Joel Amos, Movie Fanatic 

• "I’ve long admired director Peter Chelsom’s early work (Hear My Song, The Mighty, Funny Bones) and welcome his return to personal filmmaking." – Leonard Maltin

• "I love the way writer/director Peter Chelsom guides a tale that veers back and forth from funny moments to ones that are poignant, sad, and sometimes downright frightening. This film is a winner. It will not only entertain you, but also make you think about what it takes to bring happiness into your own life." – Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times

Director

• "In director Peter Chelsom it has a filmmaker with a feeling for eccentric comedy that's far from standard." – Kenneth Turan, LA Times

• "The most delightful date movie around right now. You'll be highly amused, bountifully entertained, uplifted, and reinvigorated." – SF Examiner

• "I’ve been reviewing movies for 35 years and Serendipity joins my personal list of matchless romantic comedies. Thrilling, most wonderful, and beyond compare!" – Gene Shalit, Today

Writer/Director/Producer

Evening Standard British Film Awards - Peter Sellars Award for Comedy

Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Nominee

London Critics Circle Film Awards Festivals: Best Film at Paris, Emden, Vevey, Dinard, and Brussels; also selected at Sundance, Berlin, Portland (voted most popular film), Cleveland, Minneapolis, Houston, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, and Philadelphia

• "A winningly eccentric flight of fancy... Chelsom brings a fabulist's magic to tales no-one else could tell." – NY Times 

• "It packs an emotional wallop that will haunt you long after memories of conventional comedies fade." – Rolling Stone

• "A captivating comic gem...roiling entertainment...multi-level screenplay is fleshed with strong doses of irony and resilient humour." – Hollywood Reporter

• "Powerhouse movie...hilarious, disturbing, dense, rich and as eccentrically an individual film as this country has produced in a long time." – Evening Standard

• "The most stunningly original film of the decade... genius." – Daily Mail

• "At a time when moviemaking everywhere seemed either to be bland and audience-chasing or worthy and austere, Chelsom’s film was obsessively original, uncategorizable. The closest I can think of is Orson Welles’s The Lady from Shanghai… It dares to be personal… a kind of circus full of fun and terror." – Mark Cousins