Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Stockholm, Pennsylvania is a 2015 drama film directed by Nikole Beckwith. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It is Beckwith's directorial and film-writing debut. It was produced by Greg Ammon, Leslie Urdang and Dan Halsted with the studio Fido Features, The film was acquired by Lifetime on 26 March 2015. It is expected to premiere on 2 May 2015 on Lifetime.[1]

Plot

Leanne is kidnapped aged 4 by Ben McKay (Jason Isaacs), who confines her to his basement and renames her Leia. She is reunited with her family after 17 years. Suffering from Stockholm syndrome, Leia struggles to adjust.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews, critics comparing the second half unfavorably with the first. Indiewire's Rodrigo Perez wrote in his review that "the tone-deaf misjudgment of the film’s second half is catastrophic; a bafflingly ill-advised blunder that “Stockholm, Pennsylvania” never recovers from".[2]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Kelley, Seth. "Lifetime Acquires Sundance Fest Title ‘Stockholm, Pennsylvania’ Starring Saoirse Ronan". Variety. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Perez, Rodrigo. "Sundance Review: ‘Stockholm, Pennsylvania’ Starring Saoirse Ronan & Cynthia Nixon". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

External links

Stockholm, Pennysylvania on the Internet Movie Database