Leo Barraclough International Features EditorInternational production, finance and sales outfit Film Constellation is launching sales at the Cannes Film Market on Sundance winner “Palm Trees and Power Lines,” starring Jonathan Tucker (“The Virgin Suicides,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Westworld”) and introducing Lily McInery.The feature debut of Jamie Dack, who expanded on her 2018 Cinéfondation short of the same title, “Palm Trees and Power Lines” follows 17-year-old Lea as she meets Tom, a charismatic man twice her age who promises an alternative to her unsatisfying adolescent life.
Quickly falling for his charm, Lea sees him as the solution to all of her problems, but as Tom’s grip tightens, his intentions become distressingly clear.
The film premiered at this year’s Sundance, where it took home the award for best director in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.
Variety’s Owen Gleiberman reviewed the film positively, noting the “masterly kind of slow-motion horror staging” from Dack, and the breakout turn from McInerny, whose “acting connects with us on a nearly psychic level.”The film is produced by Leah Chen Baker and Dack.
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