The Playroom Goes to Freestyle Releasing

John Hawkes Stars in The Playroom
John Hawkes Stars in 'The Playroom' - Photo Courtesy of Freestyle Releasing
Freestyle Releasing has snatched up distribution rights to the dramatic film The Playroom starring John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Molly Parker. Julia Dyer (Late Bloomers) directed the movie which had its premiere at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.
 
Commenting on the acquisition, Susan Jackson, President of Freestyle, stated: “Julia Dyer has created a beautiful time machine back to the 70s. The film is a bird’s eye view of a tumultuous period told from the perspective of children.”
 
Freestyle’s set a February 8, 2013 theatrical and VOD/DVD release date.
 
The Plot:
 
Set in the suburbs during the 1970s, the story unfolds like a dream wrapped around a family drama, one in which all members of the Cantwell family struggle to find their way in a rapidly changing world. Maggie (newcomer Olivia Harris) is a vulnerable yet tempestuous teenager who acts as big sister and surrogate mother to her three younger siblings. Upstairs in the attic she tells them fantastical stories, but only to mask what is happening downstairs. As her hard-drinking parents, Martin and Donna (Hawkes and Parker), entertain guests, Maggie grapples with their flawed choices and is thrust into a world she might not be ready for.
 
Source: Freestyle Releasing

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