''What Comes Around'' is a 2022 American
drama
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thriller film, directed and produced by
Amy Redford
Amy Hart Redford (born October 22, 1970) is an American actress and filmmaker.
Early life
Amy Redford's parents are historian and environmental activist Lola Van Wagenen and film director and actor Robert Redford.
She received her BA in D ...
, from a screenplay by Scott Organ, based upon his play ''The Thing With Feathers''. It stars
Summer Phoenix
Summer Joy Phoenix (née Bottom) is an American actress. She is the youngest sibling of actors River Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, and Liberty Phoenix.
Early life
Phoenix was born in Winter Park, Florida. Her mother, Arlyn Sharo ...
,
Grace Van Dien
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,
Jesse Garcia
Jesse Garcia (born December 14, 1982) is an American actor.
Career
Garcia starred in the award-winning film ''Quinceañera'', written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer with executive producer Todd Haynes, which won both the ...
,
Kyle Gallner
Kyle Steven Gallner (born October 22, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas in the television series ''Veronica Mars'', superhero Bart Allen in the drama series ''Smallville'' and Reed Garrett ...
, Indiana Affleck, Reina Hardesty and Sierra Nicole Rose.
It had its world premiere at the
2022 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the 47th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, is scheduled to be held from September 8 to 18, 2022.
Festival organizers have indicated that the 2022 festival will be staged primar ...
on September 15, 2022, and was released on August 4, 2023, by
IFC Films
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.
Plot
Troubles arise between a mother and daughter, once the daughter is seduced online by an older man.
Cast
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Summer Phoenix
Summer Joy Phoenix (née Bottom) is an American actress. She is the youngest sibling of actors River Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, and Liberty Phoenix.
Early life
Phoenix was born in Winter Park, Florida. Her mother, Arlyn Sharo ...
as Beth
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Grace Van Dien
Grace Van Dien (born ) is an American actress and Twitch (service), Twitch streamer. She is known for playing Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series ''Greenhouse Academy'' (2017) and Katie Campbell in NBC drama series '' The Village (201 ...
as Anna
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Jesse Garcia
Jesse Garcia (born December 14, 1982) is an American actor.
Career
Garcia starred in the award-winning film ''Quinceañera'', written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer with executive producer Todd Haynes, which won both the ...
as Tim
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Kyle Gallner
Kyle Steven Gallner (born October 22, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas in the television series ''Veronica Mars'', superhero Bart Allen in the drama series ''Smallville'' and Reed Garrett ...
as Eric
* Indiana Affleck as Denny
* Reina Hardesty as Brit
* Sierra Nicole Rose as Ashley
Production
Scott Organ sent
Amy Redford
Amy Hart Redford (born October 22, 1970) is an American actress and filmmaker.
Early life
Amy Redford's parents are historian and environmental activist Lola Van Wagenen and film director and actor Robert Redford.
She received her BA in D ...
his play ''The Thing With Feathers'', with Redford wanting to adapt it into a feature film.
Principal photography
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Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...
took place in
Park City, Utah
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Release
The film, then titled ''Roost'', had its world premiere at the
2022 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the 47th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, is scheduled to be held from September 8 to 18, 2022.
Festival organizers have indicated that the 2022 festival will be staged primar ...
on September 15, 2022. In October 2022,
IFC Films
IFC Films is an American film production and distribution company based in New York. It is an offshoot of IFC owned by AMC Networks. It distributes mainly independent films under its own name, select foreign films and documentaries under its S ...
acquired United States distribution rights to the film, and re-titled the film ''What Comes Around''. It was released on August 4, 2023.
Reception
References
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2022 films
American thriller films
Films about online dating
Films shot in Salt Lake City
IFC Films films