Falling (2020 film)

Falling
Theatrical release poster
Directed byViggo Mortensen
Written byViggo Mortensen
Produced by
  • Viggo Mortensen
  • Daniel Bekerman
  • Chris Curling
Starring
CinematographyMarcel Zyskind
Edited byRonald Sanders
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31) (Sundance)
  • December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) (United Kingdom)
  • February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05) (Canada)
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$974,268[2]

Falling is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Viggo Mortensen in his feature directorial debut.[3] The film stars Mortensen as John Peterson, a middle-aged gay man whose homophobic father Willis (Lance Henriksen) starts to exhibit symptoms of dementia, forcing him to sell the family farm and move to Los Angeles to live with John and his husband Eric (Terry Chen).[4] The film's cast also includes Sverrir Gudnason, Laura Linney, Hannah Gross and David Cronenberg.

It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2020.[4] Modern Films released it in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2020. Quiver Distribution and Mongrel Media released it in the United States and Canada on February 5, 2021.

  1. ^ Alan Orange, "Viggo Mortensen Unites with Buckethead & Skating Polly for His Falling Soundtrack". Movieweb , January 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Falling (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Tom Grater, "Viggo Mortensen talks directing debut 'Falling'; first look at family drama". Screen Daily, May 15, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Robert Daniels, "‘Falling’: Viggo Mortensen’s Directorial Debut Is An Exhausting Mess (Sundance Review)". The Playlist, February 1, 2020.

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