Mother Father Sister Brother Frank | |
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Directed by | Caden Douglas |
Written by | Caden Douglas |
Produced by | Michael Lomenda Matt Schichter |
Starring | Enrico Colantoni Mindy Cohn Melanie Leishman Iain Stewart Juan Chioran |
Cinematography | Matthew Campagna Gaelen Cook |
Music by | Adrian Ellis Walker Grimshaw |
Production company | LittleBull Productions |
Distributed by | Highball TV |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Mother Father Sister Brother Frank is a Canadian thriller comedy film, directed by Caden Douglas and released in 2024. [1] The film centres on the dysfunctional suburban Jennings family, who have to come together to save themselves after a family dinner goes awry with Uncle Frank laying dead on the floor.
The film stars Enrico Colantoni as father Jerry, Mindy Cohn as mother Joy, Melanie Leishman as sister Jolene, Iain Stewart as brother Jim and Juan Chioran as Frank. [2] Sharron Matthews also appears in the film as nosy neighbour Ronda, with Izad Etemadi, Chad Connell and Matthew G. Brown in supporting roles.
The film's production was announced in March 2023 by streaming service Highball TV. [2] It was shot in Hamilton, Ontario. [3]
The film premiered on April 6, 2024, at Panic Fest in the United States, [1] and had its Canadian premiere on April 26 at the Calgary Underground Film Festival. [4] It was also screened at the 2024 Inside Out Film and Video Festival. [5] Its European Premiere was at the It's Alive! Horror Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. [6]
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