Faces in the Crowd (2011 film)

2011 American film

November 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)

Running time

102 minutes^[1]^[2]CountriesUnited States
Canada
United KingdomLanguageEnglishBudget$15 millionBox office$2,078,672^[3]

Faces in the Crowd is a 2011 crime thriller film written and directed by Julien Magnat,^[4] starring Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Michael Shanks, Sandrine Holt, and Sarah Wayne Callies.^[5]

Plot

Anna Marchant (Milla Jovovich) witnesses a murder by a serial killer called Tearjerker Jack. Jack chases and attacks her, but she eludes him by falling from a bridge. Anna wakes from a coma one week later and is diagnosed with prosopagnosia, also known as "face blindness". Able to recognize objects but not faces, she works with police detective Sam Kerrest (Julian McMahon) to stop Tearjerker Jack before he can murder her.^[6]

Cast

Milla Jovovich as Anna Merchant
Julian McMahon as Detective Sam Kerrest
David Atrakchi as Detective Eric Lanyon
Michael Shanks as Bryce
Sarah Wayne Callies as Francine
Sandrine Holt as Nina #6
Marianne Faithfull as Dr. Langenkamp
Valentina Vargas as Nina
Anthony Lemke as Bryce #3
Nels Lennarson as Detective Kerrest #1
Chris Kalhoon as Kerrest #2
David Ingram as Bryce #2
Medina Hahn as Nina #4

Production

This movie is the second feature of writer/director Julien Magnat. Production began May 8, 2010 in and around Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and principal photography wrapped up on June 13, 2010.^[7]

References

^ Faces in the Crowd at AllMovie.
^ Faces in the Crowd at Rotten Tomatoes (movie info).
^ "Faces in the Crowd". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
^ "Milla Jovovich looks into 'Faces' Psychological thriller to begin shooting in May".
^ "'Faces in the Crowd' Begins Filming, Full Cast Revealed".
^ "Faces in the Crowd". www.kplus.vn. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
^ "Faces in the Crowd Starts Shooting! Full Cast Announced!". DreadCentral.