All Roads to Pearla

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All Roads to Pearla
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Film poster
Directed byVan Ditthavong
Written byVan Ditthavong
Produced byDerek D. Brown
Red Sanders
Van Ditthavong
Starring Addison Timlin
Production
companies
Red Entertainment
goPop Films
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release dates
  • October 2019 (2019-10)(Austin) [1]
  • September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)(limited)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

All Roads to Pearla (formerly titled Sleeping in Plastic) is a 2019 American crime thriller drama film written and directed by Van Ditthavong and starring Addison Timlin. It is Ditthavong's feature directorial debut. [2]

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Cast

Production

Filming occurred in Harrah, Oklahoma. [1]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Austin Film Festival. [3] Gravitas Ventures acquired North American distribution rights to the film in August 2020. [4] The film was released in limited theaters and on VOD on September 25, 2020. [5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on five reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. [6] Bobby LePire of Film Threat gave the film a 6.5 out of 10. [7]

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References

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  2. Grater, Tom; Wiseman, Andreas (7 August 2020). "Gravitas Acquires Crime-Thriller For North America; Sarajevo Cinelink Lineup & Mads Mikkelsen Honor; San Sebastian Works In Progress — Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. Davis, Ryan (10 August 2020). "Gravitas Ventures Acquires Van Ditthavong's Crime Thriller 'All Roads to Pearla'". Screen Anarchy . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. BWW News Desk (7 August 2020). "Gravitas Ventures Acquires Van Ditthavong's Crime Thriller ALL ROADS TO PEARLA". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. BWW News Desk (17 August 2020). "Noir masterpiece 'All Roads Lead to Pearla' coming to theaters + on-demand Sept. 25". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. "All Roads to Pearla". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  7. LePire, Bobby (11 February 2020). "Sleeping in Plastic". Film Threat . Retrieved 31 October 2020.