Festivals - FCAD 2020 : Sound of Philadelphia will be in the Premiere selection

By Mulder, 21 august 2020

Sound of Philadelphia is a detective film written and directed by Jérémie Guez. It was announced in May 2018 that Matthias Schoenaerts, Garrett Hedlund and Scoot McNairy have been selected to star in the film. In February 2019, Joel Kinnaman, Ryan Phillippe Paul Schneider and Maika Monroe were announced for casting in the lead roles. Shooting began in March 2019 in New York City. Its world premiere was scheduled to take place at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2020, before the festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film will be screened as part of the Deauville American Film Festival from September 4 to 13.

Jeremie Guez is a novelist (his novel Balancé dans les cordes won the SNCF detective novel prize in 2013) and a renowned screenwriter (La nuit a dévoré le monde, Rebelles, ...). His debut film Bluebird, starring Roland Møller, Lola Le Lann and Verle Baeetens, has been available on VOD since 16 June on all platforms. Our review of A Bluebird in My Heart can be read here https://mulderville.net/fr/critiques/5398/bluebird

Synopsis:
Philadelphia. Thirty years ago, Michael's family took in Peter after his father's death, under opaque circumstances. Today, Peter and Michael are two little thugs with opposite temperaments. One is as violent and exuberant as the other is taciturn. When Michael is labeled "embarrassing" by the Italian mafia, the family's troubled past resurfaces...

Sound of Philadelphia
Written and directed by Jeremie Guez
Produced by Aimee Buidine, David Hinojosa, Julien Madon, Christine Vachon
Based on Brotherly Love by Pete Dexter
Starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Joel Kinnaman, Maika Monroe, Paul Schneider, Ryan Phillippe
Music by Séverin Favriau
Cinematography : Menno Mans
Edited by Damien Keyeux, Brett M. Reed
Production company : Cheyenne Films, Killer Films, Brookstreet Pictures
Running time : 90 minutes