Percy (2020 film)

Percy is a 2020 American-Canadian-Indian biographical drama film, directed by Clark Johnson from a screenplay by Garfield Lindsay Miller and Hilary Pryor. It stars Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci, Zach Braff, Luke Kirby, Adam Beach, Martin Donovan, Roberta Maxwell and Peter Stebbings. The film follows 70-year-old Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser, who is sued by a giant corporation after he knowingly commits patent infringement using their GMO canola.

Percy
Poster
Directed byClark Johnson
Produced by
  • Daniel Bekerman
  • Ethan Lazar
  • Ian Dimerman
  • Garfield Lindsay Miller
  • Hilary Pryor
  • Brendon Sawatzky
Written by
  • Garfield Lindsay Miller
  • Hilary Pyror
Starring
Music bySteven MacKinnon
CinematographyLuc Montpellier
Edited by
Production
companies
  • Deepak Kumar Films
  • Grasshopper + Marks Production
  • Mansa Productions
  • Productivity Media
  • Scythnia Films
Distributed byMongrel Media
Release date
  • September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) (Quebec City Film Festival)
  • October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) (Canada)
Running time
120 minutes
Country
  • United States
  • Canada
  • India
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2020 Quebec City Film Festival[1] and it was theatrically released in Canada by Mongrel Media on October 9, 2020.[2]

Cast

Production

In September 2018, Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci, Luke Kirby, Adam Beach, Martin Donovan, Roberta Maxwell, Peter Stebbings and Zach Braff joined the cast of the film, with Clark Johnson directing from a screenplay by Garfield Lindsay Miller and Hilary Pryor. Principal photography began in Winnipeg that same month.[3][4]

References
  1. "Percy". FCVQ. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. "Percy". Mongrel Media. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. N'Duka, Amanda (September 4, 2018). "Christopher Walken & Christina Ricci To Topline Anti-GMO Indie 'Percy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (September 19, 2018). "Zach Braff Joins Christopher Walken & Christina Ricci In 'Percy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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