The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

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Art Bechstein is floundering in his new-found post-college freedom, opting to take the job with the least amount of responsibility he can find (at the appropriately titled Book Barn), while sleep walking through the Series Seven prep courses that will speed him into a job chosen for him by his father, far away from the security of his childhood Pittsburgh. Art's fortunes begin to change when a chance encounter with freshman roommate and part-time drug dealer Mohammed lands him at a swanky summer party where he falls for the beautifully tipsy Jane Bellweather. The two quickly connect over a late-night plate of pie, but Jane's on-again off-again boyfriend Cleveland has other plans for the pair. Taking Art hostage from the dreary Book Barn, Cleveland threatens to throw Art off the top of an abandoned steel mill, a hideout that Cleveland romantically calls "The Cloud Factory." Suspended high above Pittsburgh, Art realizes that his summer has finally begun, what would become the last true summer of his life.

Cast
Sienna Miller as Jane
Peter Sarsgaard as Cleveland
Nick Nolte as Joe
Jon Foster as Art Bechstein
Mena Suvari as Phlox
Omid Abtahi as Mohammed

Detail Info
MPAA Rating R for strong sexuality, nudity and language.
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Produced by Michael London, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Pete Chiarelli, Jason Ajax Mercer, Thor Benander
Written by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Music by Theodore Shapiro
Distributed by Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Release Date

• March 27th, 2009 (NY)
• April 4th (LA)

Running time 114 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Goodbye Solo

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A friendship forms between a Senegalese cab driver named Solo and an ornery 70-year old man named William who plans to commit suicide.

Cast
Souleymane Sy Savane as Solo
Diana Franco Galindo as Alex
Red West as William

Detail Info
Directors Ramin Bahrani
Writers Ramin Bahrani, Bahareh Azimi
Producers Ted Hope, Anne Carey, Brian Devine, Sally Jo Fifer, Steve Bannatyne, Ramin Bahrani, Jason Orans, Kathryn Dean
Running Time 1 hr. 31 min.
Release Date Mar 27th, 2009 (limited)
Distributors Roadside Attractions
Production Co. This Is That, Gigantic Pictures, Noruz Films, Lucky Hat Entertainment, Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Filming Locations Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA
Produced in US

The Education of Charlie Banks

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Charlie Bank's sheltered world at his Ivy League campus is shaken when Mick, an old acquaintance with a violent past, unexpectedly shows up at his dorm room. Intrigued by Charlie's privileged lifestyle, the charismatic Mick quickly wins over Charlie's friends and his crush, Mary, as he seamlessly integrates himself into Charlie's life. Unnerved yet also in awe of Mick's easy charm, Charlie's unresolved feelings of jealousy, admiration and fear -- as well as an unspoken secret between the two -- threatens to come to a head with ruinous consequences.

Cast
Jesse Eisenberg as Charlie
Jason Ritter as Mick
Eva Amurri as Mary
Chris Marquette as Danny
Sebastian Stan as Leo
Gloria Votsis as Nia
Dennis Boutsikaris as Mr. Banks
Charles Parnell as Assistant District Attorney Worsheck
Josh Richman as Professor Gersten
Steven Hinkle as Young Charlie
Miles Chandler as Young Mick
Cain Kerner as Young Danny
Sam Daly as Owen

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Directed by Fred Durst
Produced by Marisa Polvino
Written by Peter Elkoff
Running Time 1 hr. 40 min.
Release Date Mar 27th, 2009 (limited)
MPAA Rating R
Distributors Anchor Bay Entertainment
Production Co. Strongheart Pictures, Straight Up Films, Inc.
Filming Locations Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Produced in United States

12 Rounds

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When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief, Miles, from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting Danny with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks... 12 rounds... that Danny must somehow complete to save the life of his fiancee.

Cast
John Cena as Danny Fisher
Steve Harris as George Aiken
Aidan Gillen as Miles Jackson
Brian J. White as Hank Carver
Gonzalo Menendez as Ray Santiago
Ashley Scott as Molly Porter
Taylor Cole as Erica Kessen
Lara Grice as Cell Store Owner
Billy Slaughter as Technician
Kyle Russell Clements as Dave Fisher
Robert Pralgo as Camouflaged Agent
Travis Davis as Anthony DeLuso
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo as Willie Dumaine
Nicholas Sean Gomez as Samuel
Kim Collins (III) as Phil the Plumber
Wayne Ferrara (II) as Battalion Commander
Douglas Griffin as Peter Gerard
Wally Crowder as Streetcar Conductor
Bryan Johnson as Sleeping Streetcar Passenger
Luukas Harlin as Streetcar Kid
John Wilmot as Elderly Man
Louis Herthum as BEP Employee
David Frye as Officer Phelps
Brandi Coleman as Pedestrian
Mikki Val as Nurse
George (II) as Shortie the Pug

Detail Info
Director Renny Harlin
Producer Vince McMahon, Becki Trujillo, Mark R. Gordon, Josh McLaughlin, Michael Lake
Editor Tom Dailey, Brian Berdan
Music Trevor Rabin Paul Linford, Gordon Goodwin (II), Paul Linford
Release Date Mar 27th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors 20th Century Fox Distribution

The Haunting in Connecticut

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The astounding, well-documented story of a family forced to relocate near a clinic where their son was being treated for cancer. Strained financially and emotionally, the family discovers their recently renovated home was a former mortuary with a dark history. After experiencing violent supernatural events both inside and out of the house, the family seeks the help of ghost hunters and the Catholic Church, which performs an exorcism.

Cast
Virginia Madsen as Sara Campbell
Brooklynn Proulx as Mary Campbell
Elias Koteas as Rev. Nicholas Popescu
Kyle Gallner as Matt Campbell
Martin Donovan as Peter Campbell
Amanda Crew as Wendy

Detail Info
Directors Peter Cornwell
Writers Tim Metcalfe, Adam Simon
Producer Steve Whitney, Norm Waitt, Scott Niemeyer, Paul Brooks, Andrew Trapani, Wendy Rhoads (II), Daniel Farrands, Brad Kessell, Jeff Levine
Editors Tom Elkins
Running Time 1 hr. 32 min.
Release Date Mar 27th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors Lionsgate
Production Co. Integrated Films & Management, Gold Circle Films, Kids in the Wall, Inc.
Filming Locations Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Produced in US

Sin Nombre

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After murdering his gang's leader, a teenager joins a family of Honduran immigrants making the dangerous journey across Mexico to the United States, avoiding a fellow gang member who has been sent to kill him along the way.

Cast
Kristian Ferrer as Smiley
Edgar Flores as Casper
Paulina Gaitan as Sayra
Tenoch Huerta as Lil Mago/ Lil’ Mago
Luis Fernando Pena as El Sol
Diana Garcia as Martha Marlene
Hector Jimenez as Leche/Wounded Man

Detail Info
Directors Cary Fukunaga
Writers Cary Fukunaga
Producers Pablo Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Gerardo Barrera, Amy Kaufman (II)
Editors Luis Carballar, Craig McKay
Music Marcelo Zarvos, Lynn Fainchtein
Running Time 1 hr. 36 min.
Release Date Mar 20th, 2009 (limited)
Distributors Universal Pictures International (UPI), Focus Features

Valentino: The Last Emperor

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A portrait of Valentino Garavani, the man behind the legendary couture label Valentino. Here, we focus on the period between Valentino's seventieth birthday and his final couture show as well as his significant contributions to the field of fashion. However, at the center is a love story: the fifty-year relationship between Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti, his business partner, lover, best friend and confidante.

Cast
Valentino Garavani as Himself
Giancarlo Giammetti as Himself

Detail Info
Director Matt Tyrnauer
Producer Matt Kapp
Editor Bob Eisenhardt
Running Time 1 hr. 36 min.
Release Date Mar 18th, 2009 (limited)
Production Co. Acolyte Films
Produced in US

Hearts and Minds

An anti-Vietnam war documentary comprising of news footage of the war juxtaposed with interviews conducted with its observers and participants, interspersing vignettes of the fatuous comments made by the generals and politicians.

Cast
Daniel Ellsberg
General William Westmoreland
Clark Clifford
Georges Bidault
Lieutenant George Coker


Detail Info
Directors Peter Davis
Producers Henry Jaglom, Bert Schneider, Peter Davis, Tom Cohen, Richard Pearce
Editors Charles Musser, Antoinette Cooper, David Davis (III), Bonnie Kozek, Adrian Mosser, Lynzee Klingman, Susan Martin (II)

Running Time 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date Mar 20th, 2009 (limited re-release)
Distributors Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Rainbow Film Company
U.S. Box Office $28,287

The Great Buck Howard

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Once upon a time, Buck Howard (John Malkovich) spent his days in the limelight. His mind-boggling feats as a mentalist extraordinaire – not to be confused with those of a mere magician - earned him a marquee act in Vegas and 61 appearances on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. In his own humble opinion, his talents go far beyond simple sleight of hand – he can read minds and hypnotize not just a single soul but an entire room of people! But nowadays, it’s clear to everyone but Buck that his act has lost its luster; he performs in faded community centers and hasn’t sold out a theater in years.

Yet, with a hearty handshake and a trademark “I love this town!” Buck Howard perseveres, confident in his own celebrity, convinced his comeback is imminent. He just needs a new road manager and personal assistant. As it turns out, recent law school drop-out and unemployed, would-be writer Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) needs a job and a purpose. Working for the pompous, has-been mentalist fills the former requirement, but how it satisfies the latter is questionable, especially to his father (Tom Hanks), who still assumes Troy is in law school. Nonetheless, with the aid of a fiery publicist (Emily Blunt) and a bold stroke of fate, Buck surprisingly lands back into the American consciousness, taking Troy along for the ride of his life.

As the coveted spotlight again shines on the great Buck Howard, Buck becomes the unlikeliest of teachers as Troy learns a few tricks he couldn’t possibly have picked up in law school.

Cast
Colin Hanks as Troy Gable
John Malkovich as Buck Howard
Tom Hanks as Mr. Gable
Ricky Jay as Gil Bellamy
Emily Blunt as Valerie Brennan
Griffin Dunne as Johnathan Finerman
Matthew Gray Gubler as the assistant

Detail Info
Directed by Sean McGinly
Produced by Tom Hanks
Written by Sean McGinly
Music by Blake Neely
Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
Editing by Myron I. Kerstein
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release date(s)
Jan 18, 2008 (Sundance)
Mar 20, 2009 (limited)
Running time 87 min.
Country US
Language English

Knowing

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Professor John Koestler (Cage) finds that the contents of a time capsule at his son's elementary school make predictions of the future that have come true. The predictions lead the teacher to believe the world is ending and that he and his son are involved in the apocalypse.

Cast
Nicolas Cage as John Koestler, a professor
Rose Byrne as Diana Whelhan
Chandler Canterbury as Caleb Koestler, the professor's son.

Detail Info
Directed by Alex Proyas
Produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Topher Dow
Written by Alex Proyas, Stuart Hazeldine, Juliet Snowden
Music by Marco Beltrami
Cinematography Simon Duggan
Editing by Richard Learoyd
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Release date(s) Mar 20, 2009
Country Australia
Language English
Budget $50 million

Duplicity

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CIA officer Claire Stenwick and MI6 agent Ray Koval have left the world of government intelligence to cash in on the highly profitable cold war raging between two rival multinational corporations. Their mission? Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first. For their employers--industry titan Howard Tully and buccaneer CEO Dick Garsik--nothing is out of bounds. But as the stakes rise, the mystery deepens and the tactics get dirtier, the trickiest secret for Claire and Ray is their growing attraction. And as they each try to stay one double-cross ahead, two career loners find their schemes endangered by the only thing they can't cheat their way out of: love.

Cast
Julia Roberts as Claire Stenwick
Clive Owen as Ray Koval
Tom Wilkinson as Howard Tully
Paul Giamatti as Richard Garsik
Rick Worthy as Dale Raimes
Billy Bob Thornton
Wayne Duvall as Ned Guston
Christopher Denham as Ronny Partiz
Eliezer Meyer
Kathleen Chalfant as Pam Frales
Dan Daily as Garsik’s Aid
Lisa Roberts Gillan as Tully’s Assistant
David Shumbris as Turtleneck
Oleg Stefan as Boris Fetyov
Denis O'Hare as Duke Monahan
Khan Baykal as Dinesh Patel
Tom McCarthy as Jeff Bauer
Lucia Grillo as Italian Chambermaid
Carrie Preston as Barbara Bofferd
Conan McCarty as Bartender
Kirby Mitchell as Realtor
Christopher Mann as Mr Security
Karl Bury as Physec
James Cronin as San Diego Equikrom
Sandy Hamilton as Swiss Chemist
Ulrich Thomsen as Big Swiss Suit
Helen Ostenberg Elswit as Swiss Female Executive

Detail Info
Directors Tony Gilroy
Writers Tony Gilroy
Producer Ryan Kavanaugh, Laura Bickford, Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent
Editor Aaron Marshall, James E. Harrison III, Mary Beth Smith, John Gilroy
Release Date Mar 20th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors Universal Pictures
Production Co. Laura Bickford Productions
Studios Universal Pictures
Filming Locations New York City, New York, United States
Produced in United States

Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America

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In the 11th century, Vikings, Indians and Irish monks collide on the shores of North America in the name of personal glory and religious dominance. Two stranded Vikings wade through a primeval landscape as they struggle for survival while still in the grip of their Norse ways.

Cast
Fiore Tedesco as Volnard
Tony Stone as Orn
Gaby Hoffmann as Orn s Wife
Noelle Bailey as Abenaki Woman
James Fuentes as Anenaki Man
Clare Amory as Volnard's Sister
Nathan Corbin as Viking Thrall
Sean Dooley as Monk 2

Detail Info
Directors Tony Stone
Writers Tony Stone
Producers Amy Hobby, Tony Stone, Clare Amory
Editors Nathan Corbin, Tony Stone
Music Popol Vuh (II), Burzum, Brian Eno, Judas Priest (II)
Running Time 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date Mar 20th, 2009 (limited)
Distributors Magnet, Magnolia Pictures

Tokyo Sonata

An ordinary family in modern Japan is caught in the throes of inert pride, stymied by their own inability to communicate honestly with one another. Lies lead to suspicion, until the veneer of their civility shatters, with tragic consequences.

Cast
Teruyuki Kagawa as Ryuehi Saski
Yu Koyanagi as Takashi Sasaki
Inowaki Kai as Kenji Sasaki
Haruka Igawa as Kaneko-san/ Kaneko
Koji Yakusho as Dorobo
Teruyuki Kagawa as Ryuhei Sasaki
Kyoko Koizumi as Megumi Sasaki/ Megumi Sasaki
Kanji Tsuda as Kurosu/ Kurosu
Koji Yakusho as Thief

Detail Info
Directors Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers Max Mannix, Sachiko Tanaka, Kiyoshi Kurosa
Producers Yasushi Kotani, Michael J. Werner, Yukie Kito, Wouter Barendrecht, Hirohisa Mukuju
Editors Koichi Takahashi
Running Time 1 hr. 59 min.
Release Date Mar 13th, 2009 (limited)
Distributors Regent Releasing

The Edge of Love

The complex relationship between Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, his wife Caitlin, childhood friend Vera Phillips and her eventual husband William Killick.

Cast
Keira Knightley as Vera Phillips
Kevin McKidd as Dylan Thomas
Cillian Murphy as William Killick
Matthew Rhys as Dylan Thomas
Sienna Miller as Caitlin Thomas
Lisa Stansfield (II) as Ruth Williams
Anne Lambton as Anita Shenkin
Camilla Rutherford as Nicolette
Alastair Mackenzie as Anthony Devas
Suggs as The Crooner
Geoffrey Beevers (II) as Registrar
Rachel Bell as Midwife
Paul Brooke as Mr Justice Singleton
Huw Ceredig as John Patrick
Richard Clifford as Alistair Graham
Richard Dillane as Lt. Col. David Talbot Rice
Jonny Phillips (II) as John Eldridge
Jenny Runacre as Woman in Yellow Dress
Nick Stringer (II) as PC Williams

Detail Info
Directors John Maybury
Producers Paul Brett, David Bergstein, Hannah Leader, Joe Oppenheimer (II)
Editors Emma E. Hickox
Music Angelo Badalamenti, Dave Hartley, Chris Garrick, Becky Bentham
Running Time 1 hr. 51 min.
Release Date Mar 13th, 2009 (limited)
Distributors Capitol Films

Sunshine Cleaning

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a comedy-drama about an average family that finds the path to its dreams in an unlikely setting. A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around — once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah (Emily Blunt), is still living at home with their dad Joe (Alan Arkin), a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get-rich-quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other specialized situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find a true respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved blossoms. By building their own improbable business, Rose and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another—no matter what—while creating a brighter future for the entire Lorkowski family.

Cast
Amy Adams - Rose Lorkowski
Emily Blunt - Norah Lorkowski
Alan Arkin - Joe
Mary Lynn Rajskub - Lynn
Eric Christian Olsen - Randy
Jason Spevack - Oscar Lorkowski
Kevin Chapman - Carl Swanson
Steve Zahn - Mac
Clifton Collins Jr. - Winston

Detail Info
Directed by Christine Jeffs
Produced by Jeb Brody, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Glenn Williamson
Written by Megan Holle
Music by Susan Jacobs, Michael Penn (score)
Cinematography John Toon
Editing by Heather Persons
Distributed by Overture Films
Release date(s) 13 March 2009 (limited)
Running time 102 min
Country US
Language English
Budget $5 million

Brother at War

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Filmmaker Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq, risking everything--including his life--to tell his brothers' story. Jake embeds with four combat units in Iraq and is given unprecedented access to U.S. and Iraqi combat units that takes him behind the camouflage curtain with secret reconnaissance troops on the Syrian border, into sniper "Hide Sites" in the Sunni Triangle, through raging machine gun battles with the Iraqi Army. He also follows his brothers home where separations and life-threatening work ripple through their parents, siblings, wives and children.

Detail Info
Directors Jake Rademacher
Producers Gary Sinise, Norman Powell, Dave Scantling, Jake Rademacher
Release Date Mar 13th, 2009 (limited)
Distributors Samuel Goldwyn Films
Produced in US

Race to Witch Mountain

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A taxi driver gets more than get bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.

Cast
Dwayne Johnson as Jack Bruno, a Las Vegas cab driver
AnnaSophia Robb as Sara, sister of Seth, a girl with paranormal powers
Alexander Ludwig as Seth, brother of Sara
Ciarán Hinds as Burke, the villain
Carla Gugino as Dr. Alex Friedman
Tom Everett Scott
Garry Marshall as a government fringe scientist and UFO conspiracy theorist
Cheech Marin in an unnamed role
Chris Marquette as Pope
Kim Richards as Tina
Ike Eisenmann as Sheriff Antony
William J. Birnes as the host of UFO Hunters
Whitley Strieber as author of Communion

Detail Info
Directed by Andy Fickman
Produced by Andrew Gunn, Mario Iscovich, Anne Marie Sanderlin
Written by Andy Fickman, Mark Bomback, Matt Lopez
Music by Trevor Rabin
Release Date Mar 13th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Miss March

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A young man awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart has since become a centerfold in one of the world's most famous men's magazines. He and his sex-crazed best friend decide to take a cross-country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine's legendary mansion headquarters and win back the girl.

Cast
Zach Cregger as Eugene Bell
Raquel Alessi as Cindi Whitehall
Molly Stanton as Candace
Holly Hindman as Playboy Bunny
Craig Robinson as MPEG
Trevor Moore as Tucker
Sara Jean Underwood

Detail Info
Directed by Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger
Writers Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore
Producers Tom Jacobson, Steven J. Wolfe, Tobie Haggerty, Vincent Cirrincione, Bill Mechanic,Monnie Wills, Scott Hyman
Editor Thomas Mirkovich
Running Time 1 hr. 29 min.
Release Date Mar 13th, 2009 (limited)
Distributors 20th Century Fox Distribution

The Horsemen

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Aidan Breslin is a bitter detective emotionally distanced from his two young sons following the untimely death of his devoted wife. While investigating a series of murders of rare violence, he discovers a terrifying link between himself and the suspects in a chain of murders that seem to be based on the Biblical prophecies concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death.

Cast
Dennis Quaid as Aidan Breslin
Zhang Ziyi as Kristen
Clifton Collins, Jr. as Stingray
Peter Stormare as Mr. Spitz
Eric Balfour as Taylor
Patrick Fugit as Cory
Chelcie Ross as Krupa
Lou Taylor Pucci as Alex Breslin
Liam James as Sean Breslin
Deborah Odell as Ms. Bradshaw

Detail Info
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund
Produced by Brad Fuller, Andrew Form
Written by David Callaham
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date(s) Mar 6, 2009 (limited)
Country US
Language English

The Last House on the Left

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The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari (Sara Paxton) and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Scared and lost, wandering the woods terrified and left for dead, Mari’s only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma (Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter). Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. Her family learns the horrifying story and they take revenge on the four escapees.

Cast
Tony Goldwyn
Monica Potter
Garret Dillahunt
Spencer Treat Clark
Martha MacIsaac
Sara Paxton

Detail Info
Directed by Dennis Iliadis
Produced by Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena, Sean Cunningham
Written by
Screenplay: Carl Ellsworth, Adam Alleca
Characters by: Wes Craven
Music by John Murphy
Cinematography Sharone Meir
Editing by Peter McNulty
Release Date Mar 13th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors Rogue Pictures
Production Co. Midnight Entertainment
Studios Rogue Pictures
Filming Locations Cape Town, South Africa
Produced in United States