Tideland (film)

Tideland
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerry Gilliam
Screenplay byTony Grisoni
Terry Gilliam
Based onTideland
by Mitch Cullin
Produced byGabriella Martinelli
Jeremy Thomas
Starring
CinematographyNicola Pecorini
Edited byLesley Walker
Music byJeff Danna
Mychael Danna
Production
companies
Distributed byRevolver Entertainment (United Kingdom)
Capri Films (Canada)[1]
Release dates
  • 9 September 2005 (2005-09-09) (Toronto)
  • 11 August 2006 (2006-08-11) (UK)
  • 27 October 2006 (2006-10-27) (US)
Running time
120 minutes[2]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Canada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD$19 million
Box office$566,611

Tideland is a 2005 fantasy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, following the story of Jeliza-Rose (Jodelle Ferland), a young child who struggles to make sense of life in isolation as she lives with an eccentric adult brother and sister in rural Texas after the death of her drug-addicted, abusive parents. It is an adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel of the same name. The film was shot in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and the surrounding area in late 2004. The world premiere was at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival where the film received a mixed response from both viewers and critics. After little interest from U.S. distributors, THINKFilm picked the film up for a U.S. release date in October 2006. Despite the film's eclectic and unconventional themes, which included child abuse, decomposition, incest, flatulence, mental illnesses and heroin usage, Tideland featured a number of notable actors, including Jennifer Tilly, Jeff Bridges, and Janet McTeer.

  1. ^ Capri Films – Capri Releasing Archived 24 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "TIDELAND (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2013.