Awakening the Zodiac

Awakening the Zodiac
Directed by	Jonathan Wright
Written by	Jennifer Archer Mike Horrigan Jonathan Wright
Produced by	Michael Baker Jeff Sackman
Starring	Shane West Leslie Bibb
Cinematography	Boris Mojsovski
Edited by	Mark Arcieri
Music by	Mark Korven
Production companies	Bunk 11 Pictures TAJJ Media
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Vertical Entertainment
Release date	June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)(United States)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Awakening the Zodiac is a 2017 Canadian mystery crime drama film directed by Jonathan Wright and starring Shane West and Leslie Bibb. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Premise

A couple buy a storage unit, finding evidence of the Zodiac Killer and try to solve the case.

Cast

• Shane West as Mick Branson
• Leslie Bibb as Zoe Branson
• Matt Craven as Harvey
• Kenneth Welsh as Ben
• Nicholas Campbell as Ray
• Stephen McHattie as Zodiac
• John Bregar as Adam
• Eva Link as Lula
• Jennie Esnard as Tina
• Douglas Kidd as Officer
• Sandra Wilson as Front Desk Woman

Production

Although the film is set in Virginia, the film was shot in Ontario, ^[4] especially in Almonte, outside of Ottawa. ^[5]

Reception

The film has 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ^[6] Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail awarded the film one star out of four. ^[7]

References

1. McDonagh, Maitland (8 June 2017). "Film Review: Awakening the Zodiac". Film Journal International . Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
2. Murray, Noel (8 June 2017). "Solid performances ground mystery-thriller 'Awakening the Zodiac'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
3. Hunter, Rob (9 June 2017). "'AWAKENING THE ZODIAC' AND 'CAMERA OBSCURA' REVIEWS: PAST MURDERS, PRESENT PAIN". Film School Rejects . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
4. Harvey, Dennis (22 May 2017). "Film Review: 'Awakening the Zodiac'". Variety . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
5. Sumi, Glenn (7 June 2017). "Awakening The Zodiac almost delivers on its smart premise". Now . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
6. "Awakening the Zodiac". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
7. Hertz, Barry (9 June 2017). "Review: Awakening the Zodiac feels like a cheap knockoff of a true thriller". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 7 July 2018.

External links

• Awakening the Zodiac at IMDb
• Awakening the Zodiac at Rotten Tomatoes