CULVER CITY, Calif. (June 13, 2016) – The truth behind a war photographer’s mysterious death is revealed in the powerful drama LOUDER THAN BOMBS, debuting on DVD August 2, 2016, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg (Best Actor, The Social Network, 2010), Gabriel Byrne (TV’s “In Treatment,” The Usual Suspects) and newcomer Devin Druid (TV’s “House of Cards”) star as family members coming to terms with conflicting memories and new revelations about the life and passing of their mother and wife, a renowned photographer played by Isabelle Huppert (Amour, The Piano Teacher).
Directed by acclaimed Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier (Oslo, August 31st, Reprise) and co-starring Academy Award® nominees Amy Ryan (Best Supporting Actress, Gone Baby Gone, 2007) and David Strathairn (Best Actor, Good Night, and Good Luck, 2005), LOUDER THAN BOMBS was an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival (2015), where it was nominated for the prestigious Palme d’Or. Released theatrically by The Orchard earlier this year, the film arrives on DVD with director’s commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette and photo gallery. The film will be released by The Orchard on digital July 5 and On Demand July 19.
Synopsis: Three years after the death of his war photographer wife, a man keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son. A planned exhibition of his wife’s photographs prompts his older son to return to the house he grew up in – and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.
LOUDER THAN BOMBS was written by Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt (Blind, Oslo, August 31st). It was produced by Thomas Robsahm, Joshua Astrachan, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Marc Turtletaub and Alexandre Mallet-Guy. Executive producers are Sigve Endresen, Frederick W. Green, Michael B. Clark, Emilie Georges, Nicholas Shumaker, Naima Abed, Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt. Co-producers are Bo Ehrhardt and Mikkel Jersin.
It has a run time of 109 minutes and is rated R for language, some sexual content, nudity and violent images.
Bonus Material:
· Director’s Commentary
· Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
· Photo Gallery
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