Sugar Mountain (film)

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Sugar Mountain
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Directed by Richard Gray
Written byAbe Pogos
Produced by
  • Michele Gray
  • Richard Gray
  • Jamie Houge
  • Virginia Kay
  • Nick Farnell
  • John Garrett
  • Steve Ponce
Starring
CinematographyJohn Garrett
Edited byChristopher Kroll
Music byAlies Sluiter
Production
company
Yellow Brick Films
Distributed by Screen Media
Release date
  • September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sugar Mountain is an 2016 American thriller film directed by Richard Gray and written by Abe Pogos. The film stars Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa, Drew Roy, Haley Webb, and Shane Coffey. Filming began on March 10, 2014 in Seward, Alaska and ended on April 18.

Contents

The film was released in the United States on December 9, 2016.

Premise

A man tries to fake going missing for a few days to sell his survival story. But, things quickly get out of hand.

Cast

Production

The film originally had been set in Australia until the filmmakers found a suitable location in Alaska. The executive producer responsible for arranging a considerable amount of the film finance was Kaine Harling. [3] Principal photography began March 10, 2014 in the town of Seward, lasting six weeks. [4] [5] [6] Filming ended on April 18, 2014. [4] [7]

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