Far from Men
| Far from Men | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | David Oelhoffen |
| Produced by |
Marc Du Pontavice Matthew Gledhill |
| Screenplay by | David Oelhoffen |
| Based on |
The Guest by Albert Camus |
| Starring |
Viggo Mortensen Reda Kateb |
| Music by |
Nick Cave Warren Ellis |
| Cinematography | Guillaume Deffontaines |
| Edited by | Juliette Welfling |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language |
French Arabic Spanish |
| Budget | $5.4 million |
| Box office | $835,031[1] |
Far from Men (French: Loin des hommes) is a 2014 French drama film directed by David Oelhoffen. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[2][3] It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
Cast
- Viggo Mortensen as Daru
- Reda Kateb as Mohamed
- Djemel Barek as Slimane
- Vincent Martin as Balducci
- Nicolas Giraud as Lieutenant Le Tallec
- Jean-Jerome Esposito as Francis
- Hatim Sadiki as Abdelkader
- Yann Goven as Rene
- Antoine Régent as Claude
Critical reception
The movie was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 79% of 24 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.8/10.[5] Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a "generally favorable" average score of 74, based on 13 reviews.[6]
Accolades
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71st Venice International Film Festival[7] | SIGNIS Award | Far from Men | Won |
| Arca CinemaGiovani Award for Best Film of Venezia 71 | Far from Men | Won | |
| Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | Far from Men | Won | |
| Festival du film de La Réunion[8] | Orchidée d'Or for Best Film | Far from Men | Won |
| Sarlat Film Festival[9] | Best Actor | Viggo Mortensen | Won |
References
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=14593
- ↑ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/far_from_men/
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/far-from-men
- ↑ "Collateral Awards of the 71st Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Festival du Film de la Réunion 2014, le palmarès". Canal+. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Festival du film de Sarlat : The Search et La Famille Bêlier au palmarès 2014". AlloCiné. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
External links
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