The Weekend Away

The Weekend Away
Official release poster
Directed byKim Farrant
Screenplay bySarah Alderson
Based onThe Weekend Away
by Sarah Alderson
Produced by
  • Erica Steinberg
  • Charlie Morrison
  • Ben Pugh
Starring
CinematographyNoah Greenberg
Edited bySophie Corra
Music byDaniel Wohl
Production
company
42
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Weekend Away is a 2022 American thriller film directed by Kim Farrant from a screenplay by Sarah Alderson, based on Alderson's 2020 novel of the same name.[1][2] It follows a woman named Beth (Leighton Meester), who travels to Croatia for a weekend getaway with her best friend Kate. However, Kate suddenly goes missing and Beth is forced to figure out what happened to her.[3][4][5] The film was released on Netflix on March 3, 2022.[6]

Between February 27 and March 20, 2022, the film was watched for 79.95 million hours, according to Netflix's top 10s.[7]

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  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 3, 2022). "Netflix 2022 Film Slate Touts 86 Titles Including Star-Studded Fare 'Knives Out 2', 'The Gray Man', 'The School For Good And Evil' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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  5. ^ Weinberg, Lindsay (3 February 2022). "The Truth About Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester's "Chemistry" in Gossip Girl". E! News.
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