Project Detail

Strange But True

Synopsis

'Strange But True' is a tense and multi-layered thriller in the tradition of 'Mystic River' and 'In The Bedroom', in which Ronnie Chase tragically dies on the night of the school prom while his girlfriend Melissa survives. Five years later, Melissa turns up at the Chase household to tell the surviving members of his family that she is pregnant with his child. Though sceptical, they find themselves trying to prove her right, compelled by the resurfacing of their grief, only to discover that the truth is much more terrifying than they could have ever imagined.

Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Features
Running time: tbc
Director: Rowan Athale
Producer: Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Christina Piovesan
Executive Producer: Compton Ross, Phil Hunt, Ross Katz, Tom Harberd, Brian Kornreich, John Penotti, Tim Williams
Screenwriter: Eric Garcia (screenplay), John Searles (novel)
Director of Photography: Stuart Bentley
Production Designer: Adam William Wilson
Composer: Neil Athale
Principal cast: Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Mena Massoud, Amy Ryan, Brian Cox, Blythe Danner, Greg Kinnear

Genre

Action

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

US, Canada, UK coproduction

An Automatik Entertainment (US), First Generation Films (CA) production in association with Headgear Films (UK), Metrol Technology production (UK)

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Sales Company

Bankside Films

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