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Blackbird

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Directed by Roger Michell
Produced by David Bernardi, Sherryl Clark, and Robert Van Norden
Screenplay by Christian Torpe Based on the film Stille hjerte written by Christian Torpe
With: Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Rainn Wilson, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Lindsay Duncan, and Anson Boon
Cinematography: Mike Eley
Editing: Kristina Hetherington
Music: Peter Gregson
Runtime: 97 min
Release Date: 18 September 2020
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
A solid, if ultimately mismatched, cast can't fully land this intriguing but unnecessarily contrived remake of Bille August's Danish melodrama, Stille hjerte, about a dying mom who summons her family for one last gathering before taking her own life.