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03/10

Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy Go Dark and Dangerous in Tim Blake Nelson’s New Film

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  • Festival 42
  • Director: Tim Blake Nelson
  • USA 2026
  • 121 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Karen, an English teacher trapped in an abusive marriage, takes a job at a maximum-security prison in Oklahoma, where she forms an intense connection with Wilson Shedd, a charismatic inmate and student in her class, who is serving time for violent crimes. An intense connection quickly develops between the two.

The new film from celebrated actor-director Tim Blake Nelson (Anaesthesia, 2015 Haifa Festival) comes to Haifa directly from its world premiere at the Toronto Festival. Inspired by true events, the film is a psychologically rich prison story about crime, punishment, and love, starring Amanda Seyfried.

Filmography: Anesthesia (2015), Leaves of Grass (2009), The Grey Zone (2001).


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  • Director Tim Blake Nelson
  • Production Ryan Bartecki, Julie Buck, Billy Hines, Tim Blake Nelson, Miles David Romney
  • Script Tim Blake Nelson
  • Cinematography Benoit Soler
  • Editing Luke Ciarrocchi
  • Festivals Toronto
  • Actors Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Seyfried, Scoot McNairy
  • Source WestEnd Films

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson was born on May 11, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and director, known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Lincoln (2012). He has been married to Lisa Benavides-Nelson since 1994. They have three children.


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