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Brimstone

Synopsis

A triumphant epic of survival set in the searing wilds of the Badlands, the menacing inferno of the old American West. A tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth.
Liz is formed by the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, accused of a crime she didn’t commit, hunted by the vengeful Preacher – a diabolical zealot. But Liz is a genuine survivor; a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve.
Fear not. Retribution is coming.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Official Competition

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
148 mins
Director
Martin Koolhoven
Producer
Els Vandevorst, Uwe Schott
Co-Producer
Peter Hiltunen, Antonino Lombardo, Paul Trijbits, Manuel Chiche, Violaine Barbaroux, Simon Perry
Executive Producer
Tim Haslam, Jean-Baptiste Babin, Nicky Hattingh, Nik Powell, Anne Sheehan, Joel Thibout, Sheryl Crown, Hugo Grumbar
Editor
Job ter Burg
Screenwriter
Martin Koolhoven
Director of Photography
Rogier Stoffers
Production Designer
Floris Vos
Sound
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor: Herman Pieëte
Composer
Junkie XL
Principal cast
Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Kit Harington, Carice van Houten, Emilia Jones, Paul Anderson

Genre

Action Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, UK coproduction

An N279 Entertainment (NL), Backup Media (FR), FilmWave (UK), Illusion Film & Television (SE), Prime Time (BE), X-Filme Creative Pool GmbH (DE) production in association with New Sparta Films (UK)

FilmWave

Paul Trijbits
4th Floor
27 Margaret Street
London
W1W 8RY

Sales Company

Embankment Films

Westbourne Studios – WE 020
242 Acklam Road
London
W10 5JJ

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