“The Evening Hour” Lands At Strand Releasing
Dec 15, 2020
Congratulations to our own roster director Braden King–Strand Releasing has acquired North American rights to his Sundance 2020 selection The Evening Hour. We’re excited for audiences to get to experience this poignant crime drama with a tentative Spring release. Based on the novel by Carter Sickels and screen written by Elizabeth Palmore, the Kentucky-based film authentically spotlights the isolated culture of Appalachia and its strong-willed people, alongside their struggles under the yoke of the coal-mining industry and the threat of drug addiction.
The Evening Hour is produced by Lucas Joaquin of Secret Engine, Derrick Tseng, and King and stars Philip Ettinger, Cosmo Jarvis, Stacy Martin, Tess Harper, and Lili Taylor.
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