GOAT
- World Premiere -
Section: US Dramatic Competition
Directed by Andrew Neel
Written by David Gordon Green, Mike Roberts and Andrew Neel
Starring: Ben Schnetzer, Nick Jonas, Gus Halper, Danny Flaherty, Virginia Gardner, and Jake Picking
Festival Screenings
*World Premiere* - Friday, January 22, 9:00 PM - Library Center Theatre
Public Screening #2 - Saturday, January 23, 8:30 AM - Prospector Square Theatre
Public Screening #3 - Saturday, January 23, 9:15 PM - The Grand Theatre (Salt Lake City)
P&I Screening (badge required) - Sunday, January 24, 12:00 PM - Yarrow Hotel Theater
Public Screening #4 - Wednesday, January 27, 3:30 PM - Eccles Theatre
Public Screening #5 - Friday, January 29, 11:30 AM - The MARC
Synopsis:
Reeling from a terrifying assault over the summer, 19-year-old Brad Land (Ben Schnetzer) starts college determined to get his life back to normal. His brother, Brett (Nick Jonas), is already established on campus and with a fraternity that allures Brad with its promise of protection, popularity, and life-long friendships. Brad is desperate to belong but as he sets out to join the fraternity his brother exhibits reservations, a sentiment that threatens to divide them. As the pledging ritual moves into hell week, a rite that promises to usher these unproven boys into manhood, the stakes violently increase with a series of torturous and humiliating events. What occurs in the name of ‘brotherhood’ tests both boys and their relationship in brutal ways.
Directed by Andrew Neel (King Kelly, Darkon ), co-written by Neel, David Gordon Green and Mike Roberts, based on the acclaimed memoir by Brad Land, GOAT provides a searing portrayal of masculinity, violence and brotherhood. The film is produced by Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa with Rabbit Bandini’s James Franco and Vince Jolivette.
TRT: 96 Minutes
Country: USA
Premiere: World
Category: US Dramatic Competition
Sales: CAA (U.S. rights - filmsales@caa.com ) | Great Point Media (Outside of North America - sales@greatpointmedia.com)
Director: Andrew Neel
Co-Writers: Andrew Neel & Mike Roberts and David Gordon Green
Producers: Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, James Franco, and Vince Jolivette
Executive Producers: Robert Halmi, Jim Reeve, and John Wells
Cast: Ben Schnetzer, Nick Jonas, Gus Halper, Danny Flaherty, Virginia Gardner, and Jake Picking
07.01.2016 | Sundance's blog
Cat. : FILM