The Hanging Sun

2022

1 hr. 33 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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62%

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John is on the run because he has betrayed a powerful crime lord, his father, Dad. To escape from his father and brother, John heads north and takes refuge deep in the forest near an isolated village in the extreme northern part of the country where religion dominates, the sun never sets, and local residents seem to be from a different era. The only thing standing between John and his destiny are Lea, a woman facing hardship with a great deal of strength, and her son Caleb, a curious, pure-hearted boy. While the midnight sun seems to confuse reality and fantasy, John grapples with a difficult past that torments him. Lea is struggling with her own demons: her violent husband Aaron died in an accident in the sea, and many in the village believe she had something to do with it.

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Laurie S

Very atmospheric and interesting. Good cinematography, directing, story and acting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/23

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Jerod S

It's a gloomy coastal look at 2 people in impossible situations that use murder as a way to get out of them. Norway. Young boy brings them together.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/05/23

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Richard P

Modestly entertaining for an hour and a half or so, if bleak and desolate in tone and pace.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Francesco Carrozzini

Director

Alessandro Borghi

John

Peter Mullan

Dad

Jessica Brown Findlay

Lea

Charles Dance

Jacob

Sam Spruell

Aaron

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Anna Smith

Deadline Hollywood Daily

The Hanging Sun is a workable and good-looking thriller, but it stays on the surface rather than staying with you.

Sep 12, 2022

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

It might be set during 24-hour daylight, but there’s a low-energy listlessness about “The Hanging Sun” that makes one drowse and check one’s watch to see if it might not be way past bedtime.

Sep 12, 2022

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

The Hanging Sun is a bizarre mess from start to finish, one of those films that seems to come from nowhere, and to be set nowhere in particular.

Sep 10, 2022

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Danny Brogan

Common Sense Media

There are also some bizarre directorial choices. None more so than the decision to give young Caleb a jarring posh English accent.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 25, 2023

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Synopsis

John is on the run because he has betrayed a powerful crime lord, his father, Dad. To escape from his father and brother, John heads north and takes refuge deep in the forest near an isolated village in the extreme northern part of the country where religion dominates, the sun never sets, and local residents seem to be from a different era. The only thing standing between John and his destiny are Lea, a woman facing hardship with a great deal of strength, and her son Caleb, a curious, pure-hearted boy. While the midnight sun seems to confuse reality and fantasy, John grapples with a difficult past that torments him. Lea is struggling with her own demons: her violent husband Aaron died in an accident in the sea, and many in the village believe she had something to do with it.

Director: Francesco Carrozzini
Screenwriter: Stefano Bises
Production Co: SKY, Groenlandia, Cattleya
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Italian