Gee Malik Linton

Declan Dale is a pseudonym used by 'Gee Malik Linton' (qv) much in the way that the name Alan Smithee was used for films that a director has disowned. Dale's only film is _Exposed (2016)_ (qv), a 'Keanu Reeves' (qv) thriller that was significantly edited by Lionsgate Premiere without the original director's permission. The film, originally titled "Daughter of God", was a surreal bi-lingual drama, reminiscent of _Pan's Labyrinth (2006)_ (qv) and _Irreversible (2002)_ (qv), that focused on child abuse, violence towards women, mass incarceration, and police violence committed under the color of authority. However, the executives at Lionsgate Premiere thought they had been sold a 'Keanu Reeves' (qv) cop-thriller. To increase the film's potential box office, during the editing process Lionsgate changed the story's focus to center on Reeves' character, and changed the movie into a generic crime-thriller. The director disowned the film, using the pseudonym of Declan Dale.::Mauro Lanari