99 Homes

99 Homes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRamin Bahrani
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ramin Bahrani
  • Bahareh Azimi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBobby Bukowski
Edited byRamin Bahrani
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byBroad Green Pictures
Release dates
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) (VIFF)
  • October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million[2]
Box office$1.9 million[3]

99 Homes is a 2014 American drama film directed by Ramin Bahrani, written by Bahrani and Amir Naderi, and starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Tim Guinee, and Laura Dern. Set in Florida, during the Great Recession, the film follows single father Dennis Nash (Garfield) and his family as they are evicted from their home by businessman Rick Carver (Shannon), leading to Nash choosing to help Carver in evicting people out of their homes in exchange for his family's home. Bahrani dedicated the film to the late film critic Roger Ebert.[4]

The film competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[5][6] It won Grand Prix at 2015 Deauville American Film Festival.[7] It also screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[8] The film was released in a limited release on September 25, 2015, and wide expansion starting October 9, by Broad Green Pictures.

  1. ^ "99 Homes (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "99 Homes (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "99 Homes (2015)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Wickman, Forrest (January 24, 2015). "Ramin Bahrani on Why He Dedicated His New Movie to Roger Ebert". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline Hollywood. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  7. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (September 12, 2015). "Michael Shannon Starrer '99 Homes' Wins Deauville Grand Prize". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.