That Evening Sun (film)
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That Evening Sun is a 2009 American drama film based on a 2002 short story "I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down" by William Gay. The movie, produced by Dogwood Entertainment, stars Hal Holbrook as Abner Meecham and is directed by Scott Teems who also wrote the screenplay. That Evening Sun premiered in March 2009 at South By Southwest, where it received the Audience Award for Narrative Feature and a special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast. Joe Leydon of Variety hailed it as "an exceptionally fine example of regional indie filmmaking," and praised Holbrook's performance as a "career-highlight star turn as an irascible octogenarian farmer who will not go gentle into that good night."[2] That Evening Sun also was screened at the 2009 Nashville Film Festival, where Holbrook was honored with a special Lifetime Achievement Award, and the film itself received another Audience Award.[3]
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Directed by | Scott Teems |
Screenplay by | Scott Teems |
Based on | "I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down" by William Gay |
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Cinematography | Rodney Taylor |
Edited by | Travis Sittard |
Music by | Michael Penn |
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Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $281,350[1] |
The film opened in limited release in November 2009, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 7, 2010.