Parallel (2024 film)

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Parallel
Parallel 2023 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Kourosh Ahari
Screenplay by
Based onParallel Forest
by Lei Zheng
Produced by
  • Sean Lydiard
  • Jaylen Moore
  • Edwin Hodge
  • Aldis Hodge
  • Jonathan Keasey
  • Elliot Michael Smith
  • Wenquizi Zhang
Starring
CinematographyPip White
Edited by
  • Rob Bonz
  • Alex Gurvits
Music by
  • Josh Atchley
  • Denise Santos
Production
companies
  • Rumble Riot
  • Hodge Brothers Productions
  • Fremont Films
  • Mammoth Pictures
  • MindRiot Entertainment
  • Beijing Pu Luo Media Company
  • One Dollar Studios
  • BondIt Media Capital
Distributed by Vertical
Release date
  • February 23, 2024 (2024-02-23)
Running time
88 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Parallel is a 2024 American science fiction thriller film directed by Kourosh Ahari and written by the brothers Aldis and Edwin Hodge with Jonathan Keasey. Besides the Hodges, the film also stars Danielle Deadwyler as a grief-stricken woman who mysteriously finds herself navigating between parallel spaces. It is a remake of the 2019 Chinese film Parallel Forest by Lei Zheng.

Contents

Parallel was released by Vertical on February 23, 2024.

Plot

Cast

Production

In May 2021, it was reported that Aldis Hodge and his brother Edwin Hodge would write and star in a remake of the 2019 Chinese film Parallel Forest, with Kourosh Ahari set to direct. [2] In June 2022, Danielle Deadwyler signed on to star and to act as the film's executive producer.

Principal photography began in Vancouver later in June 2022. [3]

Release

In April 2023, Vertical Entertainment acquired the film's worldwide distribution rights. [4]

Parallel was released in the United States on February 23, 2024. [5]

Reception

Rachel Leishman from The Mary Sue gave the film a positive review writing: "While the plot of Parallel can get complicated if you think too deeply about it, the film (written by Hodge and his brother and co-star Edwin Hodge alongside Jonathan Keasey) shines in the performances that Deadwyler and Aldis and Edwin Hodge bring to this family. Kourosh Ahari’s simple direction lets us focus on what we want to believe in Vanessa’s quest to make it back to her original timeline." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parallel (15)". BBFC . February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 12, 2021). "Aldis Hodge & Edwin Hodge Team On Kourosh Ahari-Directed 'Parallel Forest' Remake". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ Grobar, Matt (June 21, 2022). "Danielle Deadwyler To Exec Produce & Star Opposite Aldis Hodge And Edwin Hodge In Sci-Fi Thriller 'Parallel'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 20, 2023). "Vertical Acquires Worldwide Rights To Sci-Fi Thriller 'Parallel' Starring Danielle Deadwyler, Aldis Hodge And Edwin Hodge". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ Billington, Alex (February 2, 2024). "Sci-Fi Thriller 'Parallel' Trailer with Aldis Hodge & Danielle Deadwyler". First Showing. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ Leishman, Rachel (February 23, 2024). "'Parallel' Takes Us Into Alternate Realities Where We Don't Know Who To Trust".
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