Open Road (2012 film)

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Open Road
Open Road Movie Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Marcio Garcia
Written byJulia Camara
Starring Camilla Belle
Colin Egglesfield
Andy Garcia
Juliette Lewis
John Savage
Michael King
CinematographyJonathan Hall
Edited byDaniel M. Turcan
Felipe Velloso
Music byRuben Feffer
Production
companies
BB Film Productions
Society Entertainment
Marcio Garcia Producoes
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (USA)
H2O Films (Brazil)
Release dates
  • July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)(Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival)
  • February 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)(Brazil)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesBrazil
United States
LanguagesPortuguese
English
Budget$3 Million
Box office$12,852,546

Open Road is a 2012 American-Brazilian thriller drama film directed by Marcio Garcia. The film follows the story of Angie, a young Brazilian artist who travels to the United States in a journey of self-discovery. Arriving in the United States, she rents a car and starts running through the streets, and meets Chuck, a street dweller.

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Background

The movie is a co-production between Brazil and the U.S. Belle, whose mother is Brazilian and father is American, didn't have any trouble preparing for her role of Angie. Her character also has parents from both countries, just like in her real life. Belle feels that is important for her to promote the Brazilian culture overseas. [1]

Casting

Actor/ActressRole
Camilla Belle Angie
Juliette Lewis Jill
Colin Egglesfield David (Cop/Police Officer)
Andy Garcia Chuck
John Savage Carl
Ingrid RogersGeorgia
Craig GellisRonny
Kristi ClainosLouise
Emily NelsonWaitress
Michael CardelleNick
Christiane Torloni Gloria (Angie's mom)
Jennifer CambraJennifer
Alex SanderCop/Police Officer
Carol Castro Sonia (Angie's sister)
Anya AndrewsOlivia
Michael KingDirector of Highway Police

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References

  1. "Angie".