Hyena (film)
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| Directed by | Gerard Johnson |
| Written by | Gerard Johnson |
| Produced by | Stephen Woolley Joanna Laurie Elizabeth Karlsen |
| Starring | Peter Ferdinando Stephen Graham MyAnna Buring Elisa Lasowski Neil Maskell Richard Dormer Tony Pitts Mehmet Ferda |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Kračun |
| Edited by | Ian Davies |
| Music by | The The |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Hyena is a 2014 British film described as a "police corruption thriller".[1][2] It was 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 has 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 has 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
- ^ Pulver, Andrew (18 June 2014). "Edinburgh film festival 2014 review: Hyena – ambitious police corruption thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (18 June 2014). "Film Review: 'Hyena'". Variety. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Lang, Brent (15 September 2014). "Toronto: Tribeca Film Snags Cop Thriller 'Hyena'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Miska, Brad (15 September 2014). "Tribeca Film Festival's Midnight Titles Include 'Stung'!". BD. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hyena_2015/
- ^ ""The Fool" de Yuriy Bykov remporte la Flèche de Cristal". ledauphine.com. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Elsa Keslassy (19 December 2014). "Yury Bykov's 'The Fool' Wins Top Prize at Les Arcs". Variety. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
External links
- Hyena (2014) at IMDb
