The Violent Heart

The Violent Heart is an upcoming American drama film, written and directed by Kerem Sanga. It stars Grace Van Patten, Jovan Adepo, Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Cress Williams.

The Violent Heart
Directed byKerem Sanga
Produced by
Written byKerem Sanga
Starring
CinematographyRicardo Diaz
Edited byJoshua Raymond Lee
Production
companies
Release date
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It will have its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival in September 2020.

Cast

Production

In December 2017, Grace Van Patten and Jovan Adepo joined the cast of the film, with Kerem Sanga directing from a screenplay he wrote, with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Ed McDonnell and Tobey Maguire, who will serve as producers under their 21 Laps Entertainment, 3311 Productions and Material Pictures banners, respectively.[2] In January 2019, Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas, Jahi Di'Allo Winston and Kimberly Williams-Paisley joined the cast of the film.[3] In February 2019, Cress Williams joined the cast of the film.[4]

Filming

Principal photography began in February 2019.[5]

Release

It was set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6][7] It will have its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival in September 2020.[8]

References
  1. "The Violent Heart". Deauville American Film Festival. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. Fleming Jr, Mike (December 6, 2017). "'Meyerowitz's Grace Van Patten & 'Fences' Jovan Adepo Set For 'The Violent Heart'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. Galuppo, Mia (January 31, 2019). "Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas Join Coming-of-Age Romance 'The Violent Heart' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (February 18, 2019). "'Black Lightning' Star Cress Williams Joins 'The Violent Heart' & 'Reckoning'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. "The Violent Heart". Backstage.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  7. "Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. Goodfellow, Melanie (July 21, 2020). "'First Cow', 'Kajillionaire', 'Last Words' head to Deauville". Screen International. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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