Devil's Knot (film)

Devil's Knot
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAtom Egoyan
Screenplay by
Based onDevil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
by Mara Leveritt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited bySusan Shipton
Music byMychael Danna
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08) (TIFF)
  • May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09) (theatrical, VOD)
Running time
114 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million[5]

Devil's Knot is a 2013 American biographical crime drama film directed by Atom Egoyan and adapted from Mara Leveritt's 2002 book of the same name. The film is about the true story of three murdered children and three teenagers, known as the West Memphis Three, who were convicted of killing the three children during the Satanic ritual abuse panic. The teenagers were subsequently sentenced to death (Echols) and life imprisonment (Baldwin and Misskelley), before all were released after eighteen years.[6]

The film was produced by Elizabeth Fowler, Richard Saperstein, Clark Peterson, Christopher Woodrow, and Paul Harris Boardman. The film stars Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Dane DeHaan, Mireille Enos, Bruce Greenwood, Elias Koteas, Stephen Moyer, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Ryan, and Martin Henderson.

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8.[7][8][9] It had a limited release in Canadian theaters on January 24, 2014,[10] and it was released in U.S. theaters and video on demand services on May 9, 2014.[11]

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  6. ^ Chitwood, Adam (July 16, 2012). "Production Begins on DEVIL'S KNOT and VERY GOOD GIRLS". Collider. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  7. ^ Atkinson, Nathalie (September 8, 2013). "TIFF 2013: All the night moves with Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon and Jesse Eisenberg on the red carpet (but no George Clooney, sorry)". National Post. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
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  9. ^ "Toronto film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "Devil's Knot opens in Canada in 4 days". Facebook. January 20, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "West Memphis Three drama 'Devil's Knot' with Reese Witherspoon sets release date -- EXCLUSIVE". February 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.