Badsville

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Badsville
Directed by April Mullen
Written byBenjamin Barrett
Ian McLaren
Produced by David Phillips
Douglas Spain
Starring Robert Knepper
Emilio Rivera
CinematographyRuss De Jong
Edited byGordon Antell
Music by Simone Cilio
Production
company
Phillm Productions
Distributed byEpic Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)(Tallgrass Film Festival) [1]
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish

Badsville is a 2017 American-Canadian action drama film directed by April Mullen and starring Robert Knepper and Emilio Rivera. [2]

Contents

Cast

Production

According to the Niagara Falls Review , Mullen expressed interest in directing the film after David Phillips showed her the script. [4] The film was shot in Southern California. [5]

On November 3, 2016, it was announced that Epic Pictures acquired the distribution rights to Badsville. [6]

Reception

Gary MacDonald of The Globe and Mail wrote "Badsville's an ugly place, but the acting/directing chops in this indie film brighten it considerably". [7]

Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times said, "Forget the cheapo title, Badsville is a powerful, deeply felt crime drama about letting go of the past and getting out of Dodge - before it's too late". [8]

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