Money (2016 film)

Money

Film festival poster
Directed by Martin Rosete
Produced by Atit Shah
Written by Josep Ciutat
Starring
Cinematography Jose Martín Rosete
Production
companies
Create Entertainment
Kamel Films
Release dates
  • April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) (Palm Beach International Film Festival)
Running time
 86 minutes
Country United States
Spain
Language English

Money is an American thriller film, directed by Martin Rosete, written by Josep Ciutat and produced by Atit Shah.[1] The film stars Jamie Bamber, Kellan Lutz, Jesse Williams and Jess Weixler.[2]

Initiating principal photography from June 9, 2015 in Woodbury, Long Island, Money marks the feature debut of one of Spain’s most talked-about shorts/commercials directors, Martin Rosete.[3]

The film has been selected to over 20 festivals in 2016, winning a total of 8 awards to date including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Sound Design.[4] The film screened in the US at Sarasota Film Festival, Palm Beach International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival; in the United Kingdom at Raindance Film Festival; in Italy at Rome Independent Film Festival and in Spain at Festival de cine fantástico in Malaga, Spain.[5][6][7]

Money released in Germany in November, 2016 and releases in the United States and worldwide in 2017.[8][9][10]

Plot

Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.

Cast

Production

Development

From a screenplay by Barcelona's Josep Ciutat, Money marks the feature debut of one of Spain's most talked-about shorts/commercials directors, Martin Rosete, who leapt to attention with the 2012 Tribeca Fest-selected sci fi drama Voice Over, which won over 100 prizes. Equity financed, and to be shot at night, Money is "a contained thriller," Rosete told Variety. “I love creating atmosphere and great visuals, but the main attraction of Money will be working in depth with its actors," he added. Still running a production company in Madrid, Rosete is a leading light of the diaspora of new generation Spanish filmmakers who, as Spain sunk into crisis, have had to travel abroad to launch their careers, for a lack of financing for first-time directors in Spain.[11]

Casting

On June 9, 2015 Variety announced that Jamie Bamber, Kellan Lutz, Jesse Williams and Jess Weixler had joined the cast. Sig de Miguel and Steven Vincent are credited as Casting Directors. Lutz famously played Emmett Cullen in The Twilight Saga before starring in The Legend of Hercules and Limning Smiley in The Expendables 3. Bamber starred in Battlestar Galactica and NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Weixler won a Sundance Fest Special Jury prize for her lead performance in Teeth. Williams is best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery in Grey's Anatomy.[12]

Filming

Principal photography began in Long Island, New York on June 9, 2015.[13][14] On June 19 Lutz said the cast completed a 16 page scene in one day.[15]

Reception

The Palm Beach Daily News panned Money, writing that "Williams gets caught up in his coke fiend’s paranoia, and Bamber's Hugh Grant impression wears a bit thin, but their energy and commitment to Money is appreciated compared with Lutz's lethargic response to his dire circumstance. Money, it seems, can’t buy you a leading man who’s alert and ready to spring into action."[16] The Palm Beach Post was more positive, praising the acting stating that "Yes, Money is bound to remind you of other films of captors and captives, but the performances by cold-blooded intruder Jamie Bamber as John, drugged up Jesse Williams as Sean and the rest of the ensemble cast should keep you gripping the armrests of your theater seat".[17]

The film has been on a worldwide festival tour that has included a Best Picture win in Xian, China at the 3rd annual Silk Road International Film Festival and screenings in Ecuador, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and the United States where it has played in over 10 cities.[18]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4715356/fullcredits
  2. ↑ imdb.com/title/tt4715356/
  3. ↑ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/bamber-lutz-williams-weixler-set-for-money-exclusive-1201515227/
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4715356/awards
  5. ↑ ancine.org/
  6. ↑ http://www.riff.it/category/2016-11-27/
  7. ↑ http://calendar.raindancefestival.org/films/money
  8. ↑ https://www.amazon.de/Money-dt-OV-Kellan-Lutz/dp/B01MF9XY3K/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1478845839&sr=1-1&keywords=money
  9. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4715356/releaseinfo
  10. ↑ http://walkofmovies-magazine.com/gewinnspiel-zum-dvd-verkaufsstart-von-money-mit-kellan-lutz/
  11. ↑ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/bamber-lutz-williams-weixler-set-for-money-exclusive-1201515227/
  12. ↑ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/bamber-lutz-williams-weixler-set-for-money-exclusive-1201515227/
  13. ↑ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/bamber-lutz-williams-weixler-set-for-money-exclusive-1201515227/
  14. ↑ https://thedissolve.com/news/5914-indie-thriller-money-begins-production-with-first-/
  15. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/4IwU6kCIwM/
  16. ↑ Sims, Robert (April 4, 2016). "Palm Beach Film fest review: 'Money' tense but falls short". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  17. ↑ "Palm Beach Film Festival kicks off with unusually violent...". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  18. ↑ https://twitter.com/KellanLutzJapan/status/780324683094691842

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