The Evening Hour Movie Storyline. Cole (Philip Ettinger), a popular, young health aide at a nursing home living in rural Appalachia, makes ends meet by redistributing excess medication from townies to local buyers.
Among a community low on opportunities but seemingly awash in pill bottles, he envisions himself as a caretaker, genuinely fond of his suppliers and keeping addicted customers out of the path of the town’s menacing kingpin. The fragile balance of his double life is suddenly threatened when childhood friend Terry Rose returns after years away with plans to capitalize on what he perceives as Cole’s place in the local drug trade.
Director Braden King (Here, 2011 Sundance Film Festival) imbues warmth and authenticity throughout his depiction of this community and its surrounding landscape, allowing us to share in Cole’s deeply felt attachment to his home. This emotional connection amplifies the tension when his dilemma threatens the town’s teetering future. Writer Elizabeth Palmore’s adaptation of Carter Sickels’s novel of the same name mines depth and nuance from its beautiful, damaged characters and finds compassion for even their most desperate choices.
The Evening Hour is a 2020 American drama film, directed by Braden King from a screenplay by Elizabeth Palmore. It is based upon the 2012 novel of the same name by Carter Sickels. It stars Philip Ettinger, Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis, Michael Trotter, Kerry Bishé and Lili Taylor. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2020. It was released on July 30, 2021 by Strand Releasing.
In March 2016, it was announced Cynthia Nixon, Brian Geraghty, Marin Ireland and Michael Trotter had joined the cast of the film, with Braden King directing from a screenplay by Elizabeth Palmore based upon the 2012 novel of the same name by Carter Sickels.[2] In November 2018, it was announced Philip Ettinger, Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis, Kerry Bishé, Lili Taylor, Marc Menchaca, Tess Harper and Frank Hoyt Taylor had joined the cast of the film, replacing Nixon, Geraghty and Ireland.
The Evening Hour (2021)
Directed by: Braden King
Starring: Kerry Bishé, Lili Taylor, Philip Ettinger, Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis, Michael Trotter, Marc Menchaca, Hannah Barefoot, Ross Partridge, Allison Gabriel, Susan McPhail, Ashley Shelton
Screenplay by: Elizabeth Palmore
Production Design by: Debbie De Villa
Cinematography by: Declan Quinn
Film Editing by: Andrew Hafitz, Joseph Krings
Costume Design by: Carisa Kelly
Art Direction by: Valeria De Felice
Music by: Michael Krassner, Tim Rutili, Boxhead Ensemble
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Strand Releasing
Release Date: January 27, 2020 (Sundance), July 30, 2021 (United States)
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