The Better Angels (film)

The Better Angels
Film poster
Directed byA. J. Edwards
Written byA. J. Edwards
Produced byTerrence Malick
Nicolas Gonda
Jake DeVito
Charley Beil
StarringJason Clarke
Diane Kruger
Brit Marling
Wes Bentley
CinematographyMatthew J. Lloyd
Edited byAlex Milan
Music byHanan Townshend
Production
company
Brothers K Productions
Distributed byAmplify
Release dates
  • January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18) (Sundance)
  • November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Better Angels is a 2014 American biographical historical drama film about United States President Abraham Lincoln's formative years. It was written and directed by A. J. Edwards and produced by Terrence Malick.

The film had its premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014.[1] It was subsequently screened in the Panorama program at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival on February 8, 2014.[2]

In March 2014, Amplify acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released on November 7, 2014.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Sundance 2014: New Frontier Films". 10 January 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Panorama 2014: First Films". berlinale. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  3. ^ "SXSW: Amplify Logs Terrence Malick Produced Young Abe Lincoln Pic The Better Angels". 10 March 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "Amplify Picks Up U.S. Rights to Young Abe Lincoln biopic The Better Angels". Retrieved May 25, 2014.