Dig (2022 film)

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Dig
Dig poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed by K. Asher Levin
Written byBanipal and Benhur Ablakhad
Produced by
  • Robert Dean
  • Daniel Cummings
  • Courtney Lauren Penn
  • Jason Armstrong
  • Rob Goodrich
Starring
Production
companies
  • FilmMode Entertainment
  • BondIt Media Capital
  • Buffalo 8
  • Renegade Entertainment
Distributed by Saban Films
Release date
  • September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)
Running time
89 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dig is an American thriller film directed by K. Asher Levin from a screenplay by Banipal and Benhur Ablakhad. The film stars Thomas Jane, his daughter Harlow Jane, Emile Hirsch and Liana Liberato.

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Cast

Production

Principal photography was set to begin in late April 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [2] [3] On April 20, 2021, it was announced that filming had begun in Las Cruces, New Mexico and Doña Ana County, New Mexico. [4] [5]

The casting of Hirsch and Liberato was announced in June 2021, but the film is in post-production. [6] That same month, it was announced that Screen Media Films acquired international distribution rights to the film. [7] In November 2021, Saban Films acquired the distribution rights to the film. [8]

Release

The film was released in theaters and on VOD on September 23, 2022. [9]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 29% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.4/10. [10] [11]

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