What Remains (film)

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What Remains
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Directed byNathan Scoggins
Written byNathan Scoggins
Produced by Ralph Winter
Starring Cress Williams
Kellan Lutz
Anne Heche
CinematographyRalph Linhardt
Edited byLonnie Urven
Music by Mateo Messina
Production
company
Sharpened Iron Studios
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release date
  • December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

What Remains is a 2022 American independent drama film starring Cress Williams, Kellan Lutz, and Anne Heche. [1] The movie revolves around a small-town murder connected to a local pastor and an ex-con. [2]

Contents

What Remains is one of the final feature films for Heche, who wrapped her scenes in late October 2021 before her death in August 2022. [3]

Synopsis

A small-town pastor is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to town five years later, while the town sheriff investigates another murder that may be related. [4]

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Amarillo, Texas, over five weeks. Twenty-one students from John Paul the Great Catholic University served in various roles on set, representing over a quarter of the film's crew. [5]

Release

The movie premiered at the 2022 Austin Film Festival, alongside notable films like Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale and Sam & Kate . The film had a simultaneous VOD release and limited theatrical run and was released on December 2nd, 2022.

Reception

Rod Machen, a film critic for the Austin Chronicle , wrote: "What Remains is an example of what can happen when filmmakers tackle tough issues head on. Using non-linear storytelling, What Remains eschews the easy answers of simple movies and takes the audience on a painful ride with a man who tries to do the right thing but can never be sure that he’s pulling it off. Real life is always more complicated than we wish it was.” [6]

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  4. "'Twilight' star Kellan Lutz crime thriller 'What Remains' joins Premiere Entertainment AFM sales roster (exclusive)". Screen.
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