The World to Come
2020 drama film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World to Come is a 2020 American drama film directed by Mona Fastvold, from a screenplay by Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard, based upon Shepard's story of the same name. It stars Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott and Casey Affleck, and follows two neighboring couples battling hardship and isolation in mid-19th century America.
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Directed by | Mona Fastvold |
Screenplay by | Ron Hansen Jim Shepard |
Based on | "The World to Come" by Jim Shepard |
Produced by | Pamela Koffler David Hinojosa Casey Affleck Whitaker Lader Margarethe Baillou |
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Cinematography | Andre Chemetoff |
Edited by | Dávid Jancsó |
Music by | Daniel Blumberg |
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Distributed by | Bleecker Street |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1][2][3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $205,878[2][3] |
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It had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2020, where it won the Queer Lion award for best LGBTQ-themed film at the festival.[4] It was released in a limited release on February 12, 2021, followed by video on demand on March 2, 2021, by Bleecker Street.