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| Directed by | Rupert Goold |
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| Based on | True Story by Michael Finkel |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Masanobu Takayanagi |
| Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen Nicolas De Toth |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
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| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5.3 million[2] |
True Story is a 2015 American mystery thriller film that was directed by Rupert Goold in his directorial debut. It is based on a screenplay by Goold and David Kajganich. Based on the memoir of the same name by Michael Finkel, it stars Jonah Hill, James Franco and Felicity Jones, with Gretchen Mol, Betty Gilpin and John Sharian in supporting roles.
Franco plays Christian Longo, a man on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's most-wanted list accused of murdering his wife and three children in Oregon. He hid in Mexico using the identity of Michael Finkel, a journalist played by Hill.[3] The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on April 17, 2015, in the United States. It explores the relationship that develops between the two men after journalist Finkel begins to meet with Longo in prison.
- ^ "TRUE STORY (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "True Story (2015)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ Nicholson, Max (February 27, 2012). "Hill, Franco Join Pitt for True Story". IGN. Retrieved May 13, 2012.