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The Violent Heart
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Wikipedia article
'The Violent Heart' is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Kerem Sanga. It stars Jovan Adepo, Grace Van Patten, Lukas Haas, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Cress Williams, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, and Mary J. Blige.
It had its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 9, 2020. It was released on February 19, 2021, by Gravitas Ventures.
Cast
* Grace Van Patten as Cassie
** Paulina Moon as young Cassie
* Jovan Adepo as Daniel
**Jordan Preston Carter as young Daniel
* Mary J. Blige as Nina
* Lukas Haas as Joseph
* Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Aaron
* Markus Silbiger as Bradley
* Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Helen
* Cress Williams as Lee
* Rayven Symone Ferrell as Wendy
Production
In December 2017, Grace Van Patten and Jovan Adepo joined the cast of the film, with Kerem Sanga directing from a screenplay he wrote, with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Ed McDonnell and Tobey Maguire, who will serve as producers under their 21 Laps Entertainment, 3311 Productions and Material Pictures banners, respectively. In January 2019, Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas, Jahi Di'Allo Winston and Kimberly Williams-Paisley joined the cast of the film. In February 2019, Cress Williams joined the cast of the film.
Filming
Principal photography began in February 2019.Release
It had its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 9, 2020. It was originally set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, Gravitas Ventures acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a February 19, 2021, release.
Reception
'The Violent Heart' holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews, with an average of . On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 49 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
References
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