Heaven Knows What

Heaven Knows What
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJosh Safdie
Benny Safdie
Screenplay by
Based onMad Love in New York City
by Arielle Holmes
Produced by
  • Sebastian Bear-McClard
  • Oscar Boyson
Starring
CinematographySean Price Williams
Edited by
  • Ronald Bronstein
  • Benny Safdie
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byRADiUS
Release dates
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Box office$84,417[3]

Heaven Knows What is a 2014 psychological drama film directed by Ben and Joshua Safdie and written by Ronald Bronstein and Joshua Safdie. The film stars Arielle Holmes, Buddy Duress, Ron Braunstein, Eleonore Hendricks, Caleb Landry Jones and Yuri Pleskun. The film was released on May 29, 2015, by RADiUS. It is based on Mad Love in New York City, Holmes' unpublished memoir of her life as a homeless heroin addict living on the streets of New York City, where she was discovered by director Josh Safdie, who encouraged her to write the memoir.[4]

The film is dedicated to Ilya Leontyev, Arielle Holmes' former boyfriend (portrayed in the film by Caleb Landry Jones) who was found dead after a drug overdose in Central Park in April 2015.[5]

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  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ishitobi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Heaven Knows What (2015)". Box Office Mojo. February 6, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Taylor, Trey (May 29, 2015). "Finally, a junkie love film that doesn't glamourize drugs". Dazed. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Olsen, Mark (June 2015). "'Heavens Knows What' star knows all about the street life film depicts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 24, 2015.