Project Detail

Nocturnal Animals

Synopsis

An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.
A dark, sophisticated adaptation of Austin Wright’s novel 'Tony and Susan'.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Gala Presentations

Details

Year: 2016
Type of project: Features
Running time: 116 mins
Director: Tom Ford
Producer: Tom Ford, Robert Salerno
Co-Producer: Diane L. Sabatini
Editor: Joan Sobel
Screenwriter: Tom Ford (screenplay), Austin Wright (novel)
Director of Photography: Seamus McGarvey
Production Designer: Shane Valentino
Sound: Scott Harber
Composer: Abel Korzeniowski
Principal cast: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Karl Glusman, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Sheen

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Fade to Black (US/UK), Focus Features (US), Universal Pictures (US)

Sales Company

FilmNation Entertainment (World sales excluding US)

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Universal Pictures International Entertainment (World sales excluding US)

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Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US sales)

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