Falling (2020 film)

Falling is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Viggo Mortensen in his feature directorial debut.[1] The film stars Mortensen as John Peterson, a gay man whose conservative and homophobic father Willis (Lance Henriksen) starts to exhibit symptoms of dementia, forcing him to sell the family farm and move to Los Angeles to live with John and his husband Eric (Terry Chen).[2]

Falling
Film poster
Directed byViggo Mortensen
Produced by
  • Viggo Mortensen
  • Chris Curling
  • Daniel Bekerman
Written byViggo Mortensen
Starring
CinematographyMarcel Zyskind
Edited byRonald Sanders
Production
companies
Release date
  • January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31) (Sundance)
Country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish

The film's cast also includes Sverrir Gudnason, Laura Linney, Hannah Gross and David Cronenberg.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2020.[2]

Cast

Production

In October 2018, it was announced Viggo Mortensen would star in the film, alongside Lance Henriksen, Sverrir Gudnason, and directing from a screenplay he wrote. Mortensen and Daniel Bekerman will serve as producers on the film under their Scythia Films banner.[3] In March 2019, Laura Linney, Hannah Gross and Terry Chen joined the cast of the film.[4]

Mortensen had not originally intended to play the lead role in the film himself, but found that since there were virtually no other major stars in the cast, committing to act in the film was the only way he was able to secure production funding.[1]

Filming

Principal photography began in March 2019.[5]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2020.[6]

References
  1. Tom Grater, "Viggo Mortensen talks directing debut 'Falling'; first look at family drama". Screen Daily, May 15, 2019.
  2. Robert Daniels, "‘Falling’: Viggo Mortensen’s Directorial Debut Is An Exhausting Mess (Sundance Review)". The Playlist, February 1, 2020.
  3. McNary, Dave (October 15, 2018). "Viggo Mortensen to Star, Make Directorial Debut in Family Drama 'Falling'". Variety. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. Wiseman, Andreas (March 21, 2019). "Laura Linney, Terry Chen & Hannah Gross Join Viggo Mortensen's Directorial Debut 'Falling', Shoot Underway In Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  5. "Viggo Mortensen is filming a movie in Toronto". blogto.com. February 13, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. Siegel, Tatiana (December 4, 2019). "Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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