Faces in the Crowd (2011 film)

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Faces in the Crowd
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Directed by Julien Magnat
Written byJulien Magnat
Kelly Smith
Agnès Caffin
Produced by Kevin DeWalt
Jean-Charles Levy
Clément Miserez
Starring Milla Jovovich
Julian McMahon
David Atrakchi
Sarah Wayne Callies
Sandrine Holt
Cinematography Rene Ohashi
Edited byAntoine Vareille
Music by John McCarthy
Production
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Distributed by Millennium Entertainment
Release date
  • November 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Language English
Budget$15 million
Box office$2,078,672 [1]

Faces in the Crowd is a 2011 crime thriller film written and directed by Julien Magnat, [2] starring Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Michael Shanks, Sandrine Holt, and Sarah Wayne Callies. [3]

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Plot

Anna Marchant (Milla Jovovich) witnesses a murder by a serial killer called Tearjerker Jack. Jack chases and attacks her, but she eludes him by falling from a bridge. Anna wakes from a coma one week later and is diagnosed with prosopagnosia, also known as "face blindness". Able to recognize objects but not faces, she works with police detective Sam Kerrest (Julian McMahon) to stop Tearjerker Jack before he can murder her. [4]

Cast

Production

This movie is the second feature of writer/director Julien Magnat. Production began May 8, 2010 in and around Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and principal photography wrapped up on June 13, 2010. [5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 0% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.2/10. [6]

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