Michael Bryant

"It's dawn. Precisely 5:26 in the morning, the 13th of February, 2014. We're just a few miles outside the compound of a group that refers to themselves as 'The Church of the Sidways Circle.' Their leader, a man who calls himself Hezekiah, has agreed to allow our crew to document him and his followers as they embark on a ritual of purification in preparation for an event that they are calling 'The End of the World.' An event which Hezekiah has predicted will occur at precisely 12:24 in the afternoon on February 14th of this year. For Hezekiah and his followers, the end is near."

American Neil Bowman is traveling through France when he meets British photographer Lila. They are hired by French land owner Duc de Croyter to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York. But they soon realize that the job is not a cushy number, and have to deal with a gang of kidnappers who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the scientist