Alchemy, ARC nab Imogen Poots drama “A Country Called Home”February 11, 2016 - 12:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Alchemy and ARC Entertainment have acquired worldwide rights to the coming-of-age drama “A Country Called Home”, which stars Imogen Poots (“Green Room”) and Mackenzie Davis (“The Martian”), the companies announced on Wednesday, February 10, according to TheWrap. The film serves as the directorial debut of Anna Axster, who co-wrote the script with Jim Beggarly. ARC Entertainment and Alchemy will be releasing “A Country Called Home” in theaters on Feb. 26 and VOD on March 1. The movie first premiered at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival. Mary McCormack (“The West Wing”) and Oscar-nominated actress June Squibb (“Nebraska”) co-star alongside Shea Whigham (“Silver Linings Playbook”), Josh Helman (“Mad Max: Fury Road”) and Oscar/Grammy winner Ryan Bingham (“Crazy Heart”), who also created the original music and score for the film. “A Country Called Home” tells the story of Ellie (Poots), a young woman living in Los Angeles who learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died. Having had no contact with him since childhood, she’s reluctant to make the effort to attend his funeral, but something draws her to the dusty corner of Texas where he spent the last years of his life. At first dismayed by the small town vibe, she’s soon intrigued by the people she meets, among them a distraught stepmother, her apprehensive son, a gutsy young musician and a set of doting grandparents she’s never met. As she finds glimpses of the father she once knew, she also discovers a new attitude towards friendship, loyalty, and family. The film was produced by Nicolas Gonda (“The Tree of Life”) and Jason Netter (“Wanted”), and executive produced by Tucker Moore (“Sweetwater”) and Alec Jhangiani (“The Tree of Life”). Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |