Rosemont (film)

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Rosemont
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Directed by Daniel Petrie Jr.
Produced by Rick Dugdale
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Written by Bill Rebane
Starring
CinematographyEdd Lukas
Edited byJack Colwell
Production
company
Enderby Entertainment
Release date
November 21, 2015
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rosemont is a 2015 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Brad Dourif, Grace Zabriskie and Ayla Kell. [1]

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Plot

A blizzard hits the once-thriving Rosemont Resort, leaving a pregnant woman with a checkered past (Ayla Kell), a professional snowboarder (Brenden Coughlin), the misanthropic resort owner (Grace Zabriskie), and the caretaker (Brad Dourif) stranded for days just before Christmas.

Cast

Reception

Sloan Freer of Radio Times gave the film three stars out of five. [2] Donna Rolfe of The Dove Foundation gave the film a positive review and wrote, "This movie has a lot of redeeming qualities about facing life and knowing there is a reason behind things that happen that may never be known, but that change peoples’ lives." [3]

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References

  1. McNary, Dave (26 February 2014). "Grace Zabriskie, Ayla Kell, Brad Dourif Heading to 'Rosemont' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. Freer, Sloan. "Rosemont". Radio Times . Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. Rolfe, Donna. "Rosemont". The Dove Foundation . Retrieved 30 September 2017.