Home (2020 film)

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Home
Directed by Franka Potente
Written byFranka Potente
Produced by
  • Jonas Katzenstein
  • Maximillian Leo
Starring
Cinematography Frank Griebe
Edited byAntje Zynga
Music by Volker Bertelmann
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • BAC Films (France)
  • Weltkino (Germany)
Release date
  • 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20)(Rome)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • France
  • Netherlands
LanguageEnglish

Home is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Franka Potente, in her directorial debut. It stars Jake McLaughlin, Kathy Bates, Aisling Franciosi, Derek Richardson, James Jordan, Lil Rel Howery and Stephen Root.

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It had its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2020.

Plot

An ex-felon returns home from prison and confronts the demons from his past.

Cast

Production

In May 2019, it was announced Jake McLaughlin, Kathy Bates, and Lil Rel Howery had joined the cast of the film, with Franka Potente directing from a screenplay she wrote, with BAC Films set to produce and distribute the film in France. [1]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on 20October 2020. [2] [3] [4] It also screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival on 9 April 2021. [5]

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References

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