Queen of Bones

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Queen of Bones
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Directed by Robert Budreau
Written byMichael Burgner
Produced byJennifer Davisson
Michael Hampton
Robert Budreau
William G. Santor
Doug Murray
Ryan Reaney
Starring Julia Butters
Jacob Tremblay
Martin Freeman
Taylor Schilling
CinematographyAndré Pienaar
Edited by Sebastián Sepúlveda
Music byWest Dylan Thordson
Production
companies
Appian Way Productions
Lumanity Productions
Productivity Media
Distributed byFalling Forward Films
Release date
  • December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02)(Whistler)
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish

Queen of Bones is a 2023 horror thriller film written by Michael Burgner, directed by Robert Budreau and starring Julia Butters, Jacob Tremblay, Martin Freeman and Taylor Schilling. [1]

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Cast

Production

Filming began in Canada in August 2022. [6] The film was shot in Ontario. [7]

Release

The film was screened for distributors, but not for the general public, in the Industry Selects program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, [8] and had its public premiere at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival. [9]

In January 2024, it was announced that Falling Forward Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, which made its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February 2024. [10]

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