Sharp Corner
| Sharp Corner | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jason Buxton |
| Written by | Jason Buxton Russell Wangersky |
| Based on | "Sharp Corner" by Russell Wangersky |
| Produced by | Paul Barkin Jason Buxton Jason Levangie Susan Mullen Marc Tetreault |
| Starring | Ben Foster Cobie Smulders |
| Cinematography | Guy Godfree |
| Edited by | Jorge Weisz |
| Music by | Stephen McKeon |
Production companies | Alcina Pictures Shut Up and Colour Pictures Workhorse Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Ireland |
| Language | English |
Sharp Corner is a Canadian-Irish thriller film, directed by Jason Buxton and slated for release in 2024. Based on the short story by Russell Wangersky, the film stars Ben Foster as Josh McCall, a man who becomes obsessed with saving car accident victims at the sharp road corner near his home.[1]
The film also stars Cobie Smulders as Josh's wife Rachel, as well as Gavin Drea, Alexandra Castillo, Julia Dyan, Jonathan Watton, Reid Price, Leah Johnston, Dan Lett, Andrew Shaver, Mark A. Owen, Bob Mann, Allison Wilson-Forbes, Wayne Burns, Alexandra McDonald, Sam Vigneault, Trina Corkum, Gita Miller, Eugene Sampang, David Light, Steve Lawrence, William Kosovic, Sebastien Labelle, Stephanie MacDonald, Baheran Zewde, Rena Kossatz, Kevin Kincaid, Emily Jewer, Ryan Willis and Susan Leblanc-Crawford in supporting roles.
Production
Buxton's second feature film following Blackbird in 2012,[1] the film entered the development process in the late 2010s, with its screenplay included in the International Financing Forum at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
It was filmed in 2023 in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area.[3]
Distribution
The film was screened for distributors at the 2024 Berlin Film Market,[4] and is slated to premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
References
- ^ a b Kelly Townsend, "Neon International boards Jason Buxton’s Sharp Corner". Playback, February 15, 2024.
- ^ Regan Reid, "TIFF ’17: 20 Canadian producing teams selected for IFF". Playback, August 29, 2017.
- ^ Morgan Mullin, "Director Thom Fitzgerald makes a new movie, Fawzia Mirza’s directorial feature wraps and more local film and TV news". The Coast, May 19, 2023.
- ^ Alex Ritman, "Neon Boards ‘Sharp Corner’ Starring Ben Foster, Cobie Smulders, Launching Sales in Berlin". Variety, February 14, 2024.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles". Screen Daily, July 22, 2024.
External links
- Sharp Corner at IMDb
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