Last Days in the Desert
Last Days in the Desert is an American drama film about the temptation of Christ, directed and written by Rodrigo Garca. It stars Ewan McGregor, Tye Sheridan, Ciarn Hinds and Ayelet Zurer. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2015. The limited release date is set for May 13, 2016.
On February 1, 2014, the cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki told Deadline that he is going to work on a film in the desert with his friend Rodrigo Garca and Ewan McGregor. He said Its a tiny little beautiful, extraordinary script that Rodrigo wrote that were going to shoot for five weeks. On February 5, 2014 two actors, Ewan McGregor and Tye Sheridan, joined the film cast. McGregor plays the dual roles of a holy man and a demon. The film is written and directed by Rodrigo Garca, while Division Films and Mockingbird Pictures produced the film. Ayelet Zurer and Ciarn Hinds play the roles of Sheridans characters parents. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The movie was shot in Anza Borrego.The film was awarded the Dolby Family fellowship, a grant that allows filmmakers to finish their sound design and mix in Dolby Atmos. Sound Designers and Rerecording mixers J.M. Davey and Zach Seivers completed the original sound design and mix as well as the Dolby Atmos remix. Skip Lievsay, who won the Academy Award for Best Sound for his work on Gravity, served as a mentor to Davey and Seivers for the Atmos remix. ........
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