Yellow (2012 film)

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Yellow
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Directed by Nick Cassavetes
Written by
Produced by
  • Manu Kumaran
  • Chris Hanley
  • Jordan Gertner
  • Chuck Pacheco
Starring
CinematographyJeff Cutter
Edited byJim Flynn
Music by Aaron Zigman
Production
companies
  • Medient Studios
  • A-Mark Entertainment
  • Indion Entertainment Group
  • Muse Productions
Distributed byMedient Studios
Release dates
  • September 8, 2012 (2012-09-08)(TIFF)
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)(United States)
Running time
105 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Yellow is a 2012 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Cassavetes and Heather Wahlquist. The film stars Wahlquist, Riley Keough, Sienna Miller, David Morse, Ray Liotta, Melanie Griffith and Lucy Punch.

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Yellow premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and had a limited release in the United States on August 29, 2014.

Plot

Mary Holmes is an elementary school teacher living in a hallucinatory world and consuming twenty Vicodin a day. One day she is fired from her job after being caught having sex with one of the parents on Parent Teacher Day. [2] She leaves Los Angeles and returns to her native Oklahoma, [3] and tries to cope with numerous family traumas, including a past incestuous relationship with her half-brother. [1]

Cast

Production

80 percent of the film was shot in Oklahoma. [3] Locations included Oklahoma City University and John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City, [4] and a grocery store in Shawnee. The remainder of filming took place in Los Angeles. [3]

Release

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012. [5] [6]

The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States by its production company, Medient Studios, on August 29, 2014. [7]

Reception

The film was awarded "Best Film" at the Catalina Film Festival on September 22, 2013. [8]

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