Castle in the Ground

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Castle in the Ground
Castle in the Ground.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Joey Klein
Written byJoey Klein
Produced by
  • Michael Solomon
  • William Woods
Starring
CinematographyBobby Shore
Edited by Jorge Weisz
Music byChris Hyson
Production
companies
  • Woods Entertainment
  • Line 2000
  • Band With Pictures
  • Tip-Top Productions
  • Vigilante Productions
  • Telefilm Canada
  • Crave
  • Ontario Creative
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)(TIFF)
  • May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)(Canada)
  • May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)(United States)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Castle in the Ground is a 2019 Canadian-American drama film, written and directed by Joey Klein. The film explores a teenager's developing opioid addiction after the death of his terminally ill mother. It stars Alex Wolff, Imogen Poots, Tom Cullen, Keir Gilchrist and Neve Campbell.

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It had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2019. It is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada on May 15, 2020, by Gravitas Ventures and Pacific Northwest Pictures.

Cast

Production

In March 2019, it was announced Alex Wolff, Imogen Poots, Neve Campbell, Keir Gilchrist and Tom Cullen had joined the cast of the film, with Klein directing. [1] [2]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2019. [3] Shortly after, Gravitas Ventures acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film and set it for a May 15, 2020, release. [4]

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References

  1. N'Duka, Amanda (March 11, 2019). "Alex Wolff, Imogen Poots To Topline 'Castle in the Ground' Crime Drama From Joey Klein". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. Vlessing, Etan (March 26, 2019). "Neve Campbell, Tom Cullen, Keir Gilchrist Join Crime Drama 'Castle in the Ground'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. Vlessing, Etan (July 31, 2019). "Toronto: Imogen Poots' 'Castle in the Ground,' Ellen Page Racism Documentary Join Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. Billington, Alex (April 23, 2020). "New Trailer for Opioids Drama 'Castle in the Ground' with Alex Wolff". First Showing. Retrieved April 25, 2020.