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The Hanging Sun
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Wikipedia article
'The Hanging Sun' is an 2022 British-Italian noir thriller film directed by Francesco Carrozzini. It is an adaptation of the 2015 novel 'Midnight Sun' by Jo Nesb.
The film had its world premiere as the closing film of the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 10 September 2022.
Premise
John (Borghi) is on the run after betraying his powerful crime boss father (Mullan). He travels north to evade his brother (Schmidt) and takes refuge in an isolated village. The village is a small community of strict religious conformists. John grows close to a woman with a troubled past named Lea (Brown Findlay), becoming a father figure to her son Caleb (Vicas). The two must find a way to break the ties to their past and start over.
Cast
* Alessandro Borghi as John
* Jessica Brown Findlay as Lea
* Sam Spruell as Aaron and Nicolas
* Frederick Schmidt as Michael
* Raphael Vicas as Caleb
* Peter Mullan as Dad
* Charles Dance as Jacob
Production
A Sky Original film, 'The Hanging Sun' is a U.K.-Italian co-production by Sky Studios, ITV Studios' Cattleya Producciones and Groenlandia.
Release
The first trailer for the film was released on 31 August 2022. The film was chosen as the closing film of the 79th Venice International Film Festival, presented out of competition, and premiered on 10 September 2022. It was theatrically released in Italy on 12 September 2022.
Reception
Jonathan Romney of 'Screen Daily' called the film a "bizarre mess from start to finish", criticizing the "oddness" of the accents employed by Borghi and others. Romney praised the performances of Dance and Mullan, but criticized the casting of Vicas and lamented that Brown Findlay's role was "largely restricted to being dourly long-suffering."
References
Category:2022 films
Category:British thriller films
Category:Italian thriller films
Category:Films based on crime novels
Category:Films based on Norwegian novels
Category:Films based on works by Jo Nesb
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