“Thoughtful and provocative. A movie for the Time’s Up era.”
– David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“Matt Smith is magnetic as Charles Manson.”
– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“An innovative film…whose perspectives on guilt and victimhood offer a new angle on a notorious case.”
– Robbie Collin, The Daily Telegraph
**Premiere – 2018 Venice Film Festival**
**Official Selection – 2019 Tribeca Film Festival**
Opening in Los Angeles, Orange County and New York on May 10th
Title: CHARLIE SAYS
Distributor: IFC Films
Opening Day: May 10th
Opening Theaters:
Just added:
Arena Cinelounge – Sunset
6464 Sunset Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Laemmle’s Noho 7
5240 Lankershim Blvd,
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Laemmle’s Pasadena Playhouse 7
673 E Colorado Blvd,
Pasadena, CA 91101
Laemmle’s Glendale
207 N Maryland Ave,
Glendale, CA 91206
Laemmle’s Monica Film Center
1332 2nd St,
Santa Monica, CA 90401
The Frida Cinema
305 E 4th St #100,
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Director: Mary Harron
Writer: Guinevere Turner
Producers: Cindi Rice, John Frank Rosenblum, Dana Guerin.
Starring: Matt Smith (MAPPLETHORPE, “The Crown”), Hannah Murray (“Game of Thrones”), Sosie Bacon (“13 Reasons Why”), Marianne Rendón (“Imposters”), Chace Crawford (“Gossip Girl”), Suki Waterhouse (INSURGENT, “The White Princess”), Kayli Carter (PRIVATE LIFE), Annabeth Gish (“The Haunting of Hill House”) and Merritt Wever (“Nurse Jackie”).
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Rating: R
Language: English
Synopsis: Years after the shocking murders that made the name Charles Manson synonymous with pure evil, the three women who killed for him—Leslie Van Houten (Hannah Murray), Patricia Krenwinkel (Sosie Bacon), and Susan Atkins (Marianne Rendón)—remain under the spell of the infamous cult leader (Matt Smith). Confined to an isolated cellblock in a California penitentiary, the trio seem destined to live out the rest of their lives under the delusion that their crimes were part of a cosmic plan—until empathetic graduate student Karlene Faith (Merritt Wever) is enlisted to rehabilitate them. Convinced the prisoners are not the inhuman monsters the world believes them to be, Karlene begins the arduous process of breaking down the psychological barriers erected by Manson. But are the women ready to confront the horror of what they did? Boundary pushing auteur Mary Harron presents a provocative new perspective on one of the most notorious crimes of the 20th century.
