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A Rebel in Hollywood: William Friedkin

KILLER JOE
KILLER JOE

• Director: William Friedkin
• USA / 2012 / DCP / Colour / 103’ / English; Turkish s.t.

• Screenplay: Tracy Letts
• Original Work: Tracy Letts
• Director of Photography: Caleb Deschanel
• Editing: Darrin Navarro
• Music: Tyler Bates
• Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, Thomas Haden Church
• Producer: Nicolas Chartier
• Production Co.: Voltage Pictures
• World Sales: Voltage Pictures
• Turkish Rights: D Yapım

2013 Saturn Awards Best Independent Film, Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey)
2011 Venice Mouse d’Oro

Chris Smith is a young drug dealer down on his luck. He hires the charming hit man, Killer Joe, to murder his own mother, whom everyone hates, for her life insurance policy. With barely a dollar to his name, Chris agrees to offer up his younger sister, Dottie, as sexual collateral in exchange for Joe’s services until he receives the insurance money. Will there be a time when everyone pays the price? Does every life have a price? ‘Killer Joe is a Cinderella story, but the prince happens to be a hired killer. He’s also a sheriff in the Dallas Police Department,’ says William Friedkin. Killer Joe was written by Tracy Letts based on his play, similar to Bug.

This film is screened with the generous support of the U.S. Mission to Turkey.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.