Message from the King
Synopsis
As he searches for his sister’s killers King’s journey propels him deep into the LA underworld and its intersection with Hollywood high society. His pursuit of revenge will lay bare a network of depravity that stretches from the dive-bars of the gang heartlands to the glitz of the Hills.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Vanguard - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 102 mins
- Director
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Fabrice Du Welz
- Producer
- Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, David Lancaster
- Co-Producer
- Diana Elbaum, Manuel Ciche
- Executive Producer
- Xavier Marchand, Benedict Carver, Alexei Boltho, Rhodri Thomas, Chadwick Boseman, Ash Shah, Steven Kemper, Jean-Baptiste Babin, Joel Thibout, David Atlan-Jackson
- Editor
- Beatrice Sišul
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Cornwell, Oliver Butcher
- Director of Photography
- Monika Lenczewska PSC
- Production Designer
- Melanie Paizis-Jones
- Sound
- Craig Mann, Laura Weist, Anna MacKenzie, Shawn Holden
- Composer
- Vincent Cahay, Felix Penny
- Principal cast
- Chadwick Boseman, Teresa Palmer, Luke Evans, Alfred Molina, Tom Felton, Natalie Martinez
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, France, Belgium, US coproduction
The Ink Factory (UK), eOne Features (UK), Entre Chien et Loup (BE), Silver Nitrate (US) in association with Rumble Films (US)
The Ink Factory
49 Neal StreetLondon
WC2H 9PZ
eOne Features
45 Warren StreetLondon
W1T 6AG
Sales Company
Sierra / Affinity
9378 Wilshire Blvd. #210 Suite 210Beverly Hills
CA 90212
USA
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