Steal Away (film)

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Steal Away
Directed by Clement Virgo
Written by Tamara Faith Berger
Based onSteal Away Home by Karolyn Smardz Frost
Produced byClement Virgo
Damon D'Oliveira
Peter De Maegd
Tom Hameeuw
Starring Angourie Rice
Mallori Johnson
CinematographySophie Winqvist
Edited by Jorge Weisz
Production
companies
Distributed by Elevation Pictures
Release date
  • September 5, 2025 (2025-09-05)(TIFF)
Running time
113 minutes [1]
CountriesCanada
Belgium
LanguagesEnglish
French [1]
Lingala [1]

Steal Away is a drama film, directed by Clement Virgo and slated for release in 2025. [2] Adapted from Karolyn Smardz Frost's non-fiction book Steal Away Home, [3] the film stars Angourie Rice as Fanny, a naive teenager in Belgium whose illusions about the world are shattered when she forms an intense bond with Cécile (Mallori Johnson), a refugee taken in by her family. [4]

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The cast also includes Lauren Lee Smith, Idrissa Sanogo, Arnold Pinnock, Hilde Van Mieghem, Nola Elvis Kemper, Denise M'Baye, Gloria Mampuya and Isabelle Menal in supporting roles.

Production

The film was shot in Belgium in 2024. [3]

Release

The film is slated to premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Steal Away". Toronto International Film Festival . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Alex Nino Gheciu, "New ‘Knives Out’ mystery and Clement Virgo thriller ‘Steal Away’ among TIFF premieres". CityNews, July 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Kim Izzo, "Clement Virgo’s Steal Away wraps principal photography in Belgium". Playback , July 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ Zac Ntim, Andreas Wiseman and Valerie Complex, "Angourie Rice & Mallori Johnson Leading Canadian-Belgian Thriller ‘Steal Away’, WME Independent Handling Sales". Deadline Hollywood , July 18, 2024.


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