''Small Town Wisconsin'' is a 2020 American drama film written by Jason Naczek, directed by

Niels Mueller Niels Mueller (born 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His directorial debut film, ''The Assassination of Richard Nixon'', screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Biography Mueller was born and raised in Milw ...

and starring David Sullivan,

Kristen Johnston Kristen Angela Johnston (born September 20, 1967) is an American actress. Best known for her work on television sitcoms, she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sally Solomon in ...

and

Bill Heck Bill Heck is an American actor who has appeared on Broadway and in television shows, such as '' The Leftovers'' and '' The Old Man'', and films, including in the role of Billy Knapp in the Coen Brothers' western ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs''. ...

Alexander Payne Constantine Alexander Payne (; born February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for the films ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), ''Election'' (1999), ''About Schmidt'' (2002), ''Sideways'' (2004), ''The Desc ...

and Jinhua Yang served as executive producers of the film. The film was released in theaters in the United States on June 10, 2022, by

Quiver Distribution Quiver Distribution is an American-Canadian film production and film distribution company founded in 2019 by Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman. The company is best known for releasing films '' The Fanatic'', ''Running with the Devil ''Running wit ...

Cast

as Alicia * Tanya Fischer as Deidra * David Sapiro as Stu * David Sullivan as Wayne * Cooper J. Friedman as Tyler *

as Chuck * Braden Andersen as Matt * David Ferrie as Tom

Release

The film premiered at the

Sarajevo Film Festival The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in Southeast Europe, and is one of the largest film festivals in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War, and brings internation ...

in August 2020. The film was also shown at the

Milwaukee Film Festival The Milwaukee Film Festival is a public film festival held each spring from April 20th through May 4th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The festival is organized by Milwaukee Film, a cultural arts organization that operates Milwaukee's historic movie pal ...

in October 2020.

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, small_town_wisconsin American drama films 2020 drama films 2020 films Films directed by Niels Mueller 2020s English-language films 2020s American films