The Devil Has a Name

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The Devil Has a Name
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Edward James Olmos
Written byRobert McEveety
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Reynaldo Villalobos
Edited byRobert K. Lambert
Music by
  • Ariel Marx
  • Mark Tschanz
Production
companies
  • Four Horsemen
  • StoryBoard Media
Distributed by Momentum Pictures
Release dates
  • August 4, 2019 (2019-08-04)(LALIFF)
  • October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)(United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.2 million [1]

The Devil Has a Name is a 2019 American dark comedy film starring and directed by Edward James Olmos. [2] It also stars David Strathairn, Kate Bosworth, Pablo Schreiber, Katie Aselton, Haley Joel Osment, Alfred Molina, and Martin Sheen. The film premiered at the 2019 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. [3] It was then released in the United States in selected theaters, through video on demand, and on digital platforms on October 16, 2020, by Momentum Pictures. [4] [5]

Contents

Plot

It is a fictionalized drama of true events surrounding California's Central Valley water contamination wars.

Cast

Filming

Principal photography started in Los Angeles in February 2018. [6]

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