''Chance'' is a 2020 American drama film directed by John B. Crye and starring

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. It is based on the true story of Chance Smith, a teenager from Ohio who killed himself. It is also Crye's feature directorial debut.

Cast

as Mike Daly *

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as Chance Smith *Jake Hertzman as Young Chance *

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*Pamela Daly *Michelle Gardner

Production

The film was shot in

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Release

The film was originally scheduled to be released in limited theaters in Ohio and Kentucky on April 9, 2020. However, due to the

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pandemic, the film was officially released on May 22, 2020 at the Starlite Drive In in

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