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Directed by | Marjane Satrapi |
Written by | Michael R. Perry |
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Cinematography | Maxime Alexandre |
Edited by | Stéphane Roche |
Music by | Olivier Bernet |
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Running time | 104 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $11 million[3] |
Box office | $2.2 million[4] |
The Voices is a 2014 satirical psychological horror comedy film directed by Marjane Satrapi, written by Michael R. Perry, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver. It had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014.[5] The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on February 6, 2015, by Lionsgate.[6] It received generally positive reviews from critics, with many highlighting Reynolds’ performance.
The film follows a man suffering from schizophrenia and trying to maintain secrecy about his hallucinations. While off his medications, the man kills and dismembers his love interest. Later, he hallucinates that the dead woman urges him to kill again in order to provide her with a companion.