Saratov Films, Three Coin Productions and Purdie Distribution announced on December 10 they will expand the limited run of the thriller.

The Saratov Approach opened on October 9 through Purdie Distribution and has grossed more than $1.4m after four weeks on an average of 33 screens.

It is currently playing across Utah and Idaho and will receive a nationwide platform release commencing on January 10 2014

Garrett Batty wrote and directed and also produced alongside Jake Van Wagoner.

Corbin Allred, Maclain Nelson, Nikita Bogolyubov and Alex Veadov star in the story of missionaries in Russia whose abduction sets in motion a chain of events nobody could have expected.