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A High-Tech Love Scam
🎬 ABOUT THE FILM 🎬
🎬 ABOUT THE FILM 🎬
A psychological thriller about love, lies, and the dangerous cost of belonging.
“Freedom begins where everything is lost.”
Core Theme
Core Theme
Rave Queen is a story about immigrants’ vulnerability to predators who exploit their hunger for belonging—and the fierce bonds of chosen family that ultimately protect and heal.
🔍 Why It Matters
For Immigrants: How hunger for belonging makes us prey to predators.
For Tech Culture: A dark lens on Silicon Valley’s myths of disruption and manipulation.
For Underground Communities: Raves as sanctuary, not spectacle—where chosen family becomes lifeline.
For Survivors: The line between being saved and saving yourself.
🌉 In a city built on reinvention, how do you know who’s saving you… and who’s rewriting you?
SYNOPSIS
Alev, a 31-year-old Turkish artist and recent refugee, arrives in San Francisco reeling from a toxic breakup and the looming threat of deportation. Living with her cousin Shay, a programmer, she longs to rebuild her life in a city that promises freedom but demands survival.
At an underground rave, she meets Scott—a charismatic “tech executive” who dazzles her with promises of revolutionary AI, wealth, and escape. Calling her his “Rave Queen,” he love-bombs Alev with drugs, luxury, and validation. Despite Shay’s suspicions, she falls under his spell.
But Scott is no visionary. He is running a high-stakes investment scam, targeting vulnerable immigrants and tech workers with illusions of a future that doesn’t exist. When his schemes ensnare Alev’s friends, she begins to uncover the truth: his penthouse is an Airbnb, his cars are rentals, his company a fabrication. Behind him lies an even darker web of betrayal orchestrated by Sera, Shay’s ex-wife.
With the help of her cousin and a private investigator, Alev transforms from victim to hunter. As Scott’s empire unravels, so does Sera’s deeper manipulation. The climax brings Scott’s arrest, Sera’s exposure, and Alev’s reclamation of her own power. No longer seeking validation as someone’s “Rave Queen,” she emerges on her own terms—dancing free in a chosen family that sees her worth.
🎬 Comparable Titles
🎬 Comparable Titles
Euphoria (HBO) – youth, drugs, and neon-soaked intensity.
Shiva Baby – intimate indie tension and psychological manipulation.
Ex Machina – seductive promises of tech masking deception.
Nerve – thrill of desire, risk, and digital illusion.
📊 Audience & Market Positioning
📊 Audience & Market Positioning
Genre Blend: Psychological thriller + immigrant drama with rave-culture aesthetic.
Target Audience: Festival-driven Millennial & Gen Z viewers, fans of tech-noir, immigrant stories, and underground culture.
Distribution Potential: Fits streaming platforms seeking stylish, diverse, globally relevant thrillers.
INQUIRIES
INQUIRIES
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