Faces in the Crowd (film)
| Faces in the Crowd | |
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 Official theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Julien Magnat |
| Produced by |
Kevin DeWalt Jean-Charles Levy Clément Miserez |
| Written by |
Julien Magnat Kelly Smith Agnès Caffin |
| Starring |
Milla Jovovich Julian McMahon David Atrakchi Sarah Wayne Callies Sandrine Holt |
| Music by | John McCarthy |
| Cinematography | Rene Ohashi |
| Edited by | Antoine Vareille |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Millennium Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country |
United States Canada United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | Unknown |
Faces in the Crowd is a 2011 British-Canadian-American crime drama horror thriller film written and directed by Julien Magnat,[1] starring Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Michael Shanks, Sandrine Holt, and Sarah Wayne Callies.[2]
Plot
Anna Marchant (Milla Jovovich) witnesses a murder by serial killer Tearjerk Jack (David Atrakchi). Jack chases and attacks her, but she eludes him by falling from a bridge. Anna wakes from a coma one week later and is diagnosed with prosopagnosia, also known as "face blindness". Able to recognize objects but not faces, she works with police detective Sam Kerrest (Julian McMahon) to stop Tearjerk Jack before he can murder her.
Cast
- Milla Jovovich as Anna Merchant
- Julian McMahon as Detective Sam Kerrest
- David Atrakchi as Detective Eric Lanyon
- Michael Shanks as Bryce
- Sarah Wayne Callies as Francine
- Sandrine Holt as Nina #6
- Marianne Faithfull as Dr. Langenkamp
- Valentina Vargas as Nina
- Anthony Lemke as Bryce #3
- Nels Lennarson as Detective Kerrest #1
- Chris Kalhoon as Kerrest #2
- David Ingram as Bryce #2
- Medina Hahn as Nina #4
Production
This movie is the second feature of writer/director Julien Magnat. Production began May 8, 2010 in and around Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and principal photography wrapped June 13, 2010.[3]
See also
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a book about people with prosopagnosia and similar cognitive dysfunctions