The Young Kieslowski | |
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Directed by | Kerem Sanga |
Written by | Kerem Sanga |
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Cinematography | Rick Diaz |
Edited by | Ryan Brown |
Music by | John Swihart |
Distributed by | Mance Media |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Young Kieslowski is a 2014 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kerem Sanga and starring Ryan Malgarini, Haley Lu Richardson, Joshua Malina, Melora Walters, and James Le Gros. It is loosely inspired by the story of his own parents. [1]
The film premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. [2]
It has been picked up for distribution by Mance Media, with a planned theatrical and digital release on July 24, 2015. [3]
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