Project Detail

War on Everyone

Synopsis

A jet-black comedy about two corrupt cops in New Mexico who set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they are. Or is he?
Berlinale 2016 - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 mins
Director
John Michael McDonagh
Producer
Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez-Marengo, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross
Co-Producer
Elizabeth Eves
Executive Producer
Hilary Davis, Stephen Kelliher, Natascha Wharton, Ben Roberts, Fenella Ross, Elliot Ross
Editor
Chris Gill
Screenwriter
John Michael McDonagh
Director of Photography
Bobby Bukowski
Production Designer
Wynn Thomas
Composer
Lorna Balfe
Principal cast
Michael Peña, Alexander Skarsgård, Theo James, Tessa Thompson, Caleb Landry Jones, Paul Reiser, Stephanie Sigman, David Wilmot

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Head Gear Films

Phil Hunt
Ashley House, 5th Floor
12 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 8QN

Sales Company

Bankside Films

Ashley House, 5th Floor
12 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 8QN

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