The Violent Heart

The Violent Heart is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Kerem Sanga. It stars Jovan Adepo, Grace Van Patten, Lukas Haas, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Cress Williams, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, and Mary J. Blige.

The Violent Heart
Official poster
Directed byKerem Sanga
Written byKerem Sanga
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRicardo Diaz
Edited byJoshua Raymond Lee
Music byJohn Swihart
Production
companies
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release dates
  • September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09) (Deauville)
  • February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$23,614[1]

It had its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 9, 2020. It was released on February 19, 2021, by Gravitas Ventures.

Cast

Production

In December 2017, Grace Van Patten and Jovan Adepo joined the cast of the film, with Kerem Sanga directing from a screenplay he wrote, with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Ed McDonnell and Tobey Maguire, who will serve as producers under their 21 Laps Entertainment, 3311 Productions and Material Pictures banners, respectively.[2] In January 2019, Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas, Jahi Di'Allo Winston and Kimberly Williams-Paisley joined the cast of the film.[3] In February 2019, Cress Williams joined the cast of the film.[4]

Filming

Principal photography began in February 2019.[5]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 9, 2020.[6][7] It was originally set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9] In December 2020, Gravitas Ventures acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a February 19, 2021, release.[10]

Reception

The Violent Heart holds a 56% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews, with an average of 5.6/10.[11] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 49 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]

References
  1. "The Violent Heart". The Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 6, 2017). "'Meyerowitz's Grace Van Patten & 'Fences' Jovan Adepo Set For 'The Violent Heart'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. Galuppo, Mia (January 31, 2019). "Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas Join Coming-of-Age Romance 'The Violent Heart' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (February 18, 2019). "'Black Lightning' Star Cress Williams Joins 'The Violent Heart' & 'Reckoning'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. "The Violent Heart". Backstage.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. Goodfellow, Melanie (July 21, 2020). "'First Cow', 'Kajillionaire', 'Last Words' head to Deauville". Screen International. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. "The Violent Heart". Deauville American Film Festival. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  9. "Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  10. N’Duka, Amanda (December 9, 2020). "Gravitas Ventures Acquires Tribeca Thriller 'The Violent Heart'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  11. "The Violent Heart (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  12. "The Violent Heart". Metacritic. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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