Flowers of the Field (film)

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Flowers of the Field
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Film poster
Directed byAndrew Stanley
Written byAndrew Stanley
Produced bySarah Buell
William L. Roberts
Starring Alex Crowther
Ryan Hollyman
Kristopher Turner
CinematographyJeremy Cox
Edited byRick Bartram
Production
company
Birchwolfe Productions
Release date
  • September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)(VIFF)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Flowers of the Field is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Andrew Stanley. [1] The film stars Alex Crowther as Aaron Warner, a young man struggling with his sexual orientation who checks himself into a conversion therapy program run by therapist John (Ryan Hollyman). [1]

The cast also includes Sharon McFarlane, James McDougall, Kristopher Turner and Jesse LaVercombe.

The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival. [2]

Crowther received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2020. [3]

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