Hyena (2014 film)

Hyena

UK poster
Directed by Gerard Johnson
Produced by Stephen Woolley
Joanna Laurie
Elizabeth Karlsen
Written by Gerard Johnson
Starring Peter Ferdinando
Stephen Graham
MyAnna Buring
Elisa Lasowski
Neil Maskell
Richard Dormer
Tony Pitts
Mehmet Ferda
Music by The The
Cinematography Benjamin Kračun
Edited by Ian Davies
Release dates
  • 18 June 2014 (2014-06-18) (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
  • 6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Hyena is a 2014 British film described as a "police corruption thriller".[1][2] written and directed by Gerard Johnson.

Release

Hyena was the opening film at the 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival and later in 2014 was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Tribeca acquired North American rights to the film.[3] It ran on 24 April 2015 as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.[4]

Critical response

Hyena received critical acclaim and currently holds 78% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

Accolades

Hyena won the main Jury prize at Beaune Film Festival 2015, Best Film At 2014's Sitges Film Festival's Fantàstic Òrbita section and at Les Arcs European Cinema Festival, Peter Ferdinando won the Métronews Best Actor award for his performance in Hyena.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Pulver, Andrew (18 June 2014). "Edinburgh film festival 2014 review: Hyena – ambitious police corruption thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Lodge, Guy (18 June 2014). "Film Review: 'Hyena'". Variety. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Lang, Brent (15 September 2014). "Toronto: Tribeca Film Snags Cop Thriller 'Hyena'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Miska, Brad (15 September 2014). "Tribeca Film Festival's Midnight Titles Include 'Stung'!". BD. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hyena_2015/
  6. ↑ ""The Fool" de Yuriy Bykov remporte la Flèche de Cristal". ledauphine.com. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Elsa Keslassy (19 December 2014). "Yury Bykov's 'The Fool' Wins Top Prize at Les Arcs". Variety. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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