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August

Horizons 2008 / August / USA 2007

A story told at a nerve-racking pace set in the Wall Street district of Manhattan, where the self-confident Tom Sterling, suggestively portrayed by Josh Hartnett, fights to keep afloat the company he shares with his brother. Power and success still seem like things of the utmost importance; it’s August 2001.

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Synopsis

Tom Sterling is a competent young man who puts all of his energy into keeping his dot-com company above water. The industry is in crisis, and everyone is hard on the lookout for a way out. Tom is a self-confident, even aggressive go-getter thirsting for success, perhaps more so than others, given all the friction in his private life. He is still emotionally dependent on his ex-girlfriend, and age-old unresolved problems with his brother and parents still linger somewhere in the back of his mind. It’s summer, it’s hot, and the district around Wall Street in Lower Manhattan is like an anthill, Tom is one of those who scramble tirelessly after money as if it were the most steadfast of values. But it’s August  2001, just before the terrorist attacks. The film excels for its fast pace, surprising cuts, its expressionistic treatment of colour and space, and its disquieting musical motifs. The atmosphere of stifled hysteria and anxiety is rendered all the more powerful by the nerve-racked performance of Josh Hartnett in the role of Tom.

About the film

88 min / Color, 35 mm
International premiere

Director Austin Chick / Screenplay Howard A. Rodman / Dir. of Photography Andrij Parekh / Music Nathan Larson / Editor Pete Beaudreau / Producer Clara Markowicz / Production Original Media / Cast Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, Adam Scott, Robin Tunney, Rip Torn, David Bowie / Contact Kew Media Group, Bontonfilm, a.s. / Distributor Bontonfilm, a.s.

About the director

Austin Chick

Austin Chick (b. 1974, New Hampshire, USA) is considered a highly talented young filmmaker. He debuted as a screenwriter-cum-director in 2003 with the film XX/XY, which was screened at Sundance and hailed by American critics as one of the most fascinating independent films of the year. After this serious yet comic look at the twists in the relationships between two men and one woman, he made his drama August (2007), which premiered at this year’s Sundance festival. Chick is currently working on a number of feature films of various genres, from tragicomedy to thriller.

Contacts

Kew Media Group
19 Heddon Street, W1B 4BG, London
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 207 851 6500
Fax: +44 207 851 6506
E-mail: [email protected]

Bontonfilm, a.s.
Na Poříčí 1047/26, 110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 257 415 111
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Austin Chick
Film Director

Rebecca Berry
Sales Agent

Aleš Danielis
Distributor

Marek Jeníček
Distributor, Producer

Michal Kroupa
Distributor, Distributor

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