Anthem of a Teenage Prophet

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Anthem of a Teenage Prophet
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Directed byRobin Hays
Written by Joshua Close
Andy Matic
Elisah Matic
Based onAnthem of a Teenage Prophet
by Joanne Proulx
Produced byTina Pehme
Kim Roberts
Starring Cameron Monaghan
Peyton List
Juliette Lewis
CinematographyTodd M. Duyn
Edited by Austin Andrews
Music byAndrew Harris
Production
companies
Sepia Films
Hand Picked Films
Distributed bySP Releasing
Release date
  • October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)(VIFF)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Anthem of a Teenage Prophet is a 2018 Canadian drama film directed by Robin Hays and starring Cameron Monaghan, Peyton List and Juliette Lewis. It is based on Joanne Proulx's young adult novel of the same name. [1] It is also Hays' feature directorial debut. [1] The film premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival. [2]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film was released theatrically on January 11, 2019. [1]

Reception

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Such restraint is admirable in a genre not known for it, but it results in the film feeling more tepid than it should have been." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Patrick Hipes (December 21, 2018). "'Anthem Of A Teenage Prophet', With Cameron Monaghan And Peyton List, Gets Deal And Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. Shepherd, Jeremy (October 5, 2018). "Anthem of a Teenage Prophet belts out life-affirming message". North Shore News. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. Frank Scheck (January 10, 2019). "'Anthem of a Teenage Prophet': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2021.