''Coup!'' is a 2023 American comedy/thriller written and directed by
Austin Stark
Austin Stark (born May 31, 1979) is an American film director, writer, and producer best known for films highlighting social issues, from mental illness in Infinitely Polar Bear to his latest medical drama The God Committee.
Stark made his wri ...
and Joseph Schuman and starring
Peter Sarsgaard,
Billy Magnussen, and
Sarah Gadon. It premiered in the
Giornate degli Autori The Giornate degli Autori or simply the Giornate, formerly also known in English as Venice Days, is an independent film festival section held in parallel to and in association with the Venice Film Festival. It is modeled on the Directors' Fortnight ...
section of the
80th Venice International Film Festival
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In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
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. Sarsgaard and Magnussen serve as executive producers of the film.
[ It is Schuman’s feature directorial debut and Stark’s third feature as a director.][
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Cast
* Peter Sarsgaard as Floyd Monk
* Billy Magnussen as Jay
* Sarah Gadon as Julie
*Skye P. Marshall as Mrs. Tidwell
*Callum Vinson as Tom
*Willa Dunn as Molly
* Faran Tahir as Kaan
* Kristine Nielsen as Mrs. McMurray
* Fisher Stevens as Upton Sinclair
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in seve ...
Production
In November 2022, it was announced that Sarsgaard, Magnussen, Gadon, Marshall, Tahir, Nielsen and Stevens would appear in the film.
Reception
The film has an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
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based on 7 reviews.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 23793170
2023 films
Films shot in New Jersey
American comedy thriller films