| Custody | |
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| Directed by | James Lapine |
| Written by | James Lapine |
| Produced by | James Lapine Katie Mustard Lauren Versel |
| Starring | Viola Davis Catalina Sandino Moreno Hayden Panettiere Ellen Burstyn |
| Cinematography | Zak Mulligan |
| Edited by | Miky Wolf |
| Music by | Antônio Pinto |
Production companies | Lucky Monkey Pictures Mustard & Co JuVee Productions |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Custody is a 2016 American courtroom drama film directed and written by James Lapine. The film stars Viola Davis as a judge who presides over the custody case of a Latina woman named Sara (Catalina Sandino Moreno) whose children are taken away after an episode of domestic violence.[1] Hayden Panettiere plays the lawyer given Sara's case,[2] with Ellen Burstyn, Selenis Leyva, Olga Merediz, Dan Fogler, Raúl Esparza, and Tony Shalhoub in other roles. Custody was filmed in New York City in May 2015.[3]
The film world premiered in the Spotlight section of the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.[4] The film premiered on Lifetime on March 4, 2017.[5]