The Whole Truth (2016 film)
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Directed by | Courtney Hunt |
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Written by | Nicholas Kazan |
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Cinematography | Jules O'Loughlin |
Edited by | Kate Williams |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate Premiere |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Whole Truth is a 2016 American thriller film directed by Courtney Hunt and written by Nicholas Kazan. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Basso, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Renée Zellweger, and Jim Belushi.
Filming began on July 7, 2014 in New Orleans.[2] The film was released on October 21, 2016.
Plot
Defense attorney Richard Ramsay works on a tough case to defend 15 year-old Mike Lassiter, who is suspected of murdering his wealthy father. Ramsay enlists the help of a young lawyer Janelle, who is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Mike was mostly quiet during the trial, which makes Defense attorney Richard Ramsay's job harder. To make things even more difficult, all the witnesses in the murder case lie about the abusive father, including Mike. Mike claims that his mother was abused by his father. But even so, defense attorney Richard somehow manages to convince the jury that Mike is innocent. In the end, it is revealed that Richard is the killer after having an affair with Mike's mother.
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Richard Ramsay, a defense attorney
- Renée Zellweger as Loretta Lassiter, Mike's mother
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Janelle Brady, a younger lawyer
- Gabriel Basso as Mike Lassiter, a seventeen-year-old suspected of murdering his father
- Jim Belushi as Boone Lassiter, Mike's father[3]
- Jim Klock as Leblanc, the prosecutor[4]
- Sean Bridgers as Arthur Westin
- Christopher Berry as Jack Legrand
Production
Daniel Craig was originally set to star since January 2014. In April, just a few days before filming was set to commence, he dropped out of the project for unknown reasons.[5] Craig was replaced by Keanu Reeves in June.
On July 10, 2014, Jim Belushi joined the cast of the film to play Mike's father, and Zellweger would play his mother.[3] On August 12, Jim Klock was added to the cast to play the prosecutor, who has a rock-solid case against the teen.[4]
Filming
Principal photography of the film began on July 7, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[6][3] Previously the filming was slated to take place in Boston.[7]
References
- ↑ "THE WHOLE TRUTH (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ Linda Ge (2014-07-10). "Jim Belushi Joins Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger in Courtney Hunt’s ‘The Whole Truth’". The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
The film began production this week in New Orleans
- 1 2 3 Ge, Linda (July 10, 2014). "Jim Belushi Joins Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger in Courtney Hunt's ‘The Whole Truth’". thewrap.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- 1 2 "Jim Klock Joins ‘The Whole Truth’". deadline.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Daniel Craig Abruptly Drops Out of 'The Whole Truth'". deadline. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "ON THE SET FOR 7/07/14: Owen Wilson & Kristen Wiff start relativity armored car project, Mel Gibson wraps on Blood Father". studiosystemnews.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ Banks, Paul (July 2, 2014). "New Orleans courts The Whole Truth". kftv.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.