Sharp Corner
2024 Canadian thriller film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sharp Corner is a 2024 thriller film, directed by Jason Buxton and released in 2024. Based on the short story by Russell Wangersky, the film stars Ben Foster as Josh McCall, a man who becomes obsessed with saving car accident victims at the sharp road corner near his home.[1]
| Sharp Corner | |
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| Directed by | Jason Buxton |
| Written by | Jason Buxton |
| Based on | "Sharp Corner" by Russell Wangersky |
| Produced by | Paul Barkin Jason Buxton Jason Levangie Susan Mullen Marc Tetreault |
| Starring | Ben Foster Cobie Smulders |
| Cinematography | Guy Godfree |
| Edited by | Jorge Weisz |
| Music by | Stephen McKeon |
Production companies | Alcina Pictures Shut Up and Colour Pictures Workhorse Pictures |
| Distributed by | Elevation Pictures (Canada) |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Ireland |
| Language | English |
The film also stars Cobie Smulders as Josh's wife Rachel, as well as Gavin Drea, Alexandra Castillo, Julia Dyan, Jonathan Watton, Reid Price, Leah Johnston, Dan Lett, Andrew Shaver, Mark A. Owen, Bob Mann, Allison Wilson-Forbes, Wayne Burns, Alexandra McDonald, Sam Vigneault, Trina Corkum, Gita Miller, Eugene Sampang, David Light, Steve Lawrence, William Kosovic, Sebastien Labelle, Stephanie MacDonald, Baheran Zewde, Rena Kossatz, Kevin Kincaid, Emily Jewer, Ryan Willis and Susan Leblanc-Crawford in supporting roles.
Buxton's second feature film following Blackbird in 2012,[1] the film entered the development process in the late 2010s, with its screenplay included in the International Financing Forum at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
It was filmed in 2023 in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area.[3]
The film was screened for distributors at the 2024 Berlin Film Market,[4] and premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
It was subsequently screened at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival, where it won the awards for Best Atlantic Canadian Feature and Best Atlantic Canadian Director.[6] In October 2024, it was showcased at the 19th Rome Film Festival.[7]
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