12/11/2014 - Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay and Joan Allen star

Irish director Lenny Abrahamson (Frank [+see also:
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Brie Larson (The Gambler), Jacob Tremblay (Extraterrestrial), Joan Allen (A Good Marriage), William H. Macy (Walter), Sean Bridgers (The Best of Me), Tom McCamus (The Samaritan) and Megan Park (What If [+see also:
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Element Pictures’ (Ireland) Ed Guiney (Frank) is producing Room with David Gross (What If). Executive producers are Andrew Lowe (The Wind that Shakes the Barley [+see also:
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A24 has acquired US rights, and Elevation Pictures is distributing the film in Canada. UTA handled the domestic sale. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales.