Run with the Hunted (film)

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Run with the Hunted
Run with the Hunted 2019 poster.jpg
Directed by John Swab
Written byJohn Swab
Produced byJeremy M. Rosen
Starring
CinematographyMatt Clegg
Edited byJon Greenhalgh
Music by Will Bates
Production
companies
  • Roxwell Films
  • El Ride Productions
  • BondIt Media Capital
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)(Woodstock Film Festival)
  • June 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)(United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Run with the Hunted is a 2019 American action crime drama film written and directed by John Swab, and starring Michael Pitt, Sam Quartin, Ron Perlman, Mark Boone Junior, William Forsythe and Dree Hemingway.

Contents

It was released in the United States on June 26, 2020 by Vertical Entertainment.

Plot

A young lad Oscar, whilst defending his young friend Loux, kills her abusive father; so he flees his rural hometown. During his run, he encounters love, crime and corruption and eventually, 15 years on, finds himself the leader of a band of lost children. At the same time, Loux relocates to the same city seeking a better life. Loux finds a job with a sore-headed private investigator and stumbles on Oscar's old missing child report. She then takes it upon herself to find Oscar who had years before saved her life. [1] [2]

Cast

Production

It was screened at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 3, 2019. In April 2020, Vertical Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film. [4] It was released on June 26, 2020.

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 0% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10. [5]

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References

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  2. ""Run With the Hunted" Photocall - 14th Rome Film Fest 2019". zimbio.com/. 2019.
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