Parallel (2024 film)
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Directed by | Kourosh Ahari |
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Based on | Parallel Forest by Lei Zheng |
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Cinematography | Pip White |
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Distributed by | Vertical |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Parallel is a 2024 American science fiction thriller film directed by Kourosh Ahari and written by the brothers Aldis and Edwin Hodge with Jonathan Keasey. Besides the Hodges, the film also stars Danielle Deadwyler as a grief-stricken woman who mysteriously finds herself navigating between parallel spaces. It is a remake of the 2019 Chinese film Parallel Forest by Lei Zheng.
Parallel was released by Vertical on February 23, 2024.
Plot
[edit]![]() | This article needs a plot summary. (February 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- Danielle Deadwyler as Vanessa
- Aldis Hodge as Alex
- Edwin Hodge as Martel
Production
[edit]In May 2021, it was reported that Aldis Hodge and his brother Edwin Hodge would write and star in a remake of the 2019 Chinese film Parallel Forest, with Kourosh Ahari set to direct.[2] In June 2022, Danielle Deadwyler signed on to star and to act as the film's executive producer.
Principal photography began in Vancouver later in June 2022.[3]
Release
[edit]In April 2023, Vertical Entertainment acquired the film's worldwide distribution rights.[4]
Parallel was released in the United States on February 23, 2024.[5]
Reception
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Rachel Leishman from The Mary Sue gave the film a positive review writing: "While the plot of Parallel can get complicated if you think too deeply about it, the film (written by Hodge and his brother and co-star Edwin Hodge alongside Jonathan Keasey) shines in the performances that Deadwyler and Aldis and Edwin Hodge bring to this family. Kourosh Ahari’s simple direction lets us focus on what we want to believe in Vanessa’s quest to make it back to her original timeline."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Parallel (15)". BBFC. February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 12, 2021). "Aldis Hodge & Edwin Hodge Team On Kourosh Ahari-Directed 'Parallel Forest' Remake". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (June 21, 2022). "Danielle Deadwyler To Exec Produce & Star Opposite Aldis Hodge And Edwin Hodge In Sci-Fi Thriller 'Parallel'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 20, 2023). "Vertical Acquires Worldwide Rights To Sci-Fi Thriller 'Parallel' Starring Danielle Deadwyler, Aldis Hodge And Edwin Hodge". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Billington, Alex (February 2, 2024). "Sci-Fi Thriller 'Parallel' Trailer with Aldis Hodge & Danielle Deadwyler". First Showing. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Leishman, Rachel (February 23, 2024). "'Parallel' Takes Us Into Alternate Realities Where We Don't Know Who To Trust".
External links
[edit]- Parallel at IMDb
- Parallel at Metacritic
- Parallel at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2024 films
- 2024 science fiction films
- 2024 thriller films
- 2020s American films
- 2020s English-language films
- 2020s science fiction thriller films
- American remakes of foreign films
- American science fiction thriller films
- English-language science fiction thriller films
- Films about grief
- Films about parallel universes
- Films shot in Vancouver
- Remakes of Chinese films
- Science fiction film remakes
- Vertical Entertainment films