Locked doors.Buried secrets.One long night.
Jamie was told never to visit his family in Spain. And yet, he finds himself on vacation with his wife and daughter at the family restaurant he last saw decades ago. But when two masked men break in and hold them hostage, the family will be forced to discover why Jamie should have never come back.
A high-stakes siege thriller fueled by secrets, betrayal, and family history.
No Way Out is a tense 24-hour journey driven by generational ties that can both hold a family together and tear them apart. Set in an idyllic town along the Spanish coast, this story delves into the hidden truths that lie buried beneath a quaint family restaurant. As the storied legacy turns from burdensome to impossibly horrific, the family quickly realizes there is only one way to reconcile years of covert corruption: the truth.
Jamie swore he'd never set foot in Spain again.
An undercover cop, loving husband, and proud father, Jamie has spent decades outrunning the family — and the past — he left behind in his Spanish hometown. But when his daughter, Evelyn, insists on a family trip to connect with her roots and see where her father grew up, Jamie relents. What starts out as a simple reunion with his estranged cousin, Toni - who runs the family's century-old restaurant - soon turns into an inconceivable night of survival.
And Toni might just be the one to blame.
See, Toni has a secret. As owner and manager of the family restaurant, Toni has not only inherited its cherished recipes, he also inherited its discreet ties to the local mob. And at the center of that dark web is a corrupt police sergeant who has relied on the restaurant for decades to launder his drug money. Feeling suffocated by the chokehold of corruption, Toni struck a deal with a young undercover cop to expose it all. Together, they planned a staged "robbery" designed to deliver the evidence the police need to shut the mob down.
But that plan falls apart the moment Jamie, his wife and daughter walk into the restaurant.
Toni’s two hired gunmen decide to take matters into their own hands and turn the staged operation into a greedy bloodbath, hellbent on taking the mob’s money for themselves. Jamie, his wife, Gloria, and their daughter, Evelyn, find themselves innocent victims caught in the middle. As they try to outrun, outsmart and ruthlessly fight the two masked gunmen, the family comes across multiple layers of secrets and betrayals hidden beneath the restaurant’s rustic facade.
As the night collapses into chaos, Jamie discovers the real threat was never the masked gunmen - it’s the decorated sergeant who has terrorized his family for generations. Now Jamie, Gloria, and Evelyn must not only fight to make it out alive, but they must seize the one they get to free their family's legacy from the corruption that's haunted it for years.
An undercover cop finally enjoying some needed time off with his two favorite women - his wife, Gloria, and daughter, Evelyn. Jamie promised his father never to return to Spain after his grandfather left everything behind to his uncle and cousin. Only one thing could make him break his promise: his daughter. Jamie is forced to confront the dark side of his family legacy while making sure Gloria and Evelyn don’t fall victim to its corruption.
A proud mother to her only child, Evelyn - even if that pride comes with a little too much protection. Gloria has long wanted to meet and learn more about Jamie’s estranged family in Spain, eager to feel a connection to his past. But when things go dangerously awry, her maternal protectiveness takes over and she fights to save her family from the unforeseen horrors plaguing the restaurant.
A recent med school grad with a hopeful future, despite her increasingly symptomatic diabetes. After finally convincing her dad to go on a family vacation to his Spanish hometown, she - like her mom - is excited to learn and connect with her roots. Curious, strong-willed and generally optimistic, Evelyn quickly discovers how capable she really is when she is forced to save not only her family, but other victims of the mob during the longest night of her life.
Jamie’s cousin and owner of the family restaurant in Spain. Toni’s life has been burdened by the family legacy his grandfather left behind. Eager to free himself of its corruption, Toni orchestrates a staged “robbery” to expose all the mob ties, money laundering, and crooked law enforcement that has terrorized his family for decades. But when his estranged cousin, Jamie, shows up with his wife and daughter, Toni must juggle his eagerness to reconnect with his family and his desperation to pull off a successful undercover stint. The result: a clusterfuck of danger.
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A Colombian immigrant, Hernando has been drawn to telling stories about family, love, and finding one’s purpose since childhood. After studying mass communications and creative writing at the University of South Florida, Hernando moved back to New York City, where he pursued writing and his artistic passions full time. Most recently, his short “Sancocho,” produced by AFI in conjunction with Kodak, was screened at the New York Latino Film Festival presented by Warner Media, as well as the Woodstock festival, L.A. Shorts festival, and many others. Along with his writing partner Ryann, their scripts have attracted interest from various studios and production companies.
Ryann is an American actress best known for her series regular role as Deva Hopewell on HBO Max’s Banshee. Her other credits include a series regular role on FX’s Lights Out, Story of a Girl (dir. Kyra Sedgwick, alongside Kevin Bacon), Blue Bloods, Law & Order SVU, Frances Ha (dir. Noah Baumbach), and Unexpected (dir. David Hunt & Patricia Heaton). After graduating from Barnard College of Columbia University, Ryann enriched her acting skills at Anthony Abeson’s studio, where she met her good friend and writing partner, Hernando Caicedo. She rediscovered her childhood love for writing more than a decade ago and has been developing stories alongside Hernando ever since.
Locked doors.Buried secrets.One long night.