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Directed by | Steve Jacobs |
Produced by | Steve Jacobs Anna Maria Monticelli Emile Sherman |
Screenplay by | Anna Maria Monticelli |
Based on | Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee |
Starring | Eriq Ebouaney Jessica Haines John Malkovich |
Music by | Antony Partos |
Cinematography | Steve Arnold |
Editing by | Alexandre de Franceschi |
Release date(s) | 6 September 2008(TIFF) 8 June 2009 (Australia) |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,122,574 |
Disgrace is an Australian film[1] set in South Africa, adapted for the screen by Anna Maria Monticelli from the 1999 J. M. Coetzee novel, Disgrace. The film premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it was awarded the Prize of the International Critics.[3]
The film was directed by Monticelli's husband, Steve Jacobs,[4] and stars John Malkovich alongside South African actress Jessica Haines.[5]
The film received generally positive reviews, with a 84% favorable rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an average score of 71/100 at Metacritic.[6][7] It grossed $1,166,294 at the box office in Australia,[8] and $2,122,574 worldwide.[9]
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