Against the Sun

Against the Sun

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Brian Falk
Produced by
  • Brian Falk
  • Kurt Graver
  • Mark Moran
Written by
  • Brian Falk
  • Mark David Keegan
Starring
Music by Paul Mills
Cinematography Petr Cikhart
Edited by Sean Albertson
Production
company
Distributed by Goldcrest Films NYC
Release dates
  • November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22) (New Orleans premiere)
  • January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23)
Running time
 99 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Box office $4,646[2]

Against the Sun is a 2014 American survival drama film written, produced, and directed by Brian Falk and starring Garret Dillahunt, Tom Felton, and Jake Abel. The film was released via video on demand on January 23, 2015.

Plot

Based on a true story, three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific during World War II and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. No food. No water. No hope of rescue. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers must survive storms, sharks, starvation – and each other – as they try to sail more than a thousand miles to safety.

Cast

Release

The film had a premiere at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 23, 2014.[3] The film was released to video on demand on January 23, 2015. It was also played at the Arena Theater in Los Angeles.

Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 67% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film had score of 43 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.[5]

The Los Angeles Times said the film was admirable but compared it unfavorably to Angelina Jolie's film Unbroken which had been released a month before.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AGAINST THE SUN (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Against the Sun". Box Office Mojo. October 10, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive Advance Screening - "Against the Sun"". The National WWII Museum. November 23, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Against the Sun (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Against the Sun (2015) : Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Rechtshaffen, Michael (January 22, 2015). "'Against the Sun' is admirable but destined to be overshadowed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

External links

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