The Cry of the Owl (2009)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jamie Thraves

Writers:

Patricia Highsmith (novel) and
Jamie Thraves (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 August 2009 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A troubled young man retreats from the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He is drawn into a relationship with a young woman whose boyfriend ends up dead, leaving the new arrival as a suspect.

Plot Keywords:

Animal In Title | Based On Novel

Cast

Paddy Considine	...	Robert Forrester
Julia Stiles	...	Jenny Thierolf
Karl Pruner	...	Mr. Jaffe
Phillip MacKenzie	...	Lavigne Client
Gord Rand	...	Jack Neilson
James Gilbert	...	Greg Wyncoop
R.D. Reid	...	Mr. Kolbe
Caroline Dhavernas	...	Nickie Grace
Alex Karzis	...	Robert's Lawyer (as Constantine Alex Karzis)
Marcia Laskowski	...	Nickie's Lawyer
Krista Bridges	...	Elaine
Charlotte Sullivan	...	Sally Nielson
Robbie Campbell	...	Walt Neilson
Jennifer Kydd	...	Susie Escham
Dru Viergever	...	Bill

Also Known As:

Der Schrei der Eule (Germany) (DVD title)
Le cri du hibou (France)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK | Canada | Germany | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Claremont, Ontario, Canada

Company:

BBC Films

Trivia:

Scott Speedman was originally up for the role of Greg Wyncoop.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: After Robert's divorce meeting, he's walking down a city street (supposed to be New York City), he answers his phone and behind him you see a 'Travel Centre' sign, showing that they filmed in Toronto.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Le cri du hibou (1987)

Soundtrack:

A Kiss to Build a Dream On

ased on the novel by Patricia Highsmith

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley), "Cry of the Owl" is the story of a troubled young man, Robert, who leaves the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He finds respite from his problems by secretly watching the normal domestic life of a woman he doesn't know through her kitchen window. But when Jenny catches Robert in the act, she doesn't call the police. Instead she feels a strange empathy for Robert and invites him into her home. Robert is drawn into a relationship with Jenny, which has dire consequences when her boyfriend Greg finds out. Immediately suspicious of Robert, Greg makes it his mission to destroy him. But when a fight leaves Greg unconscious and missing, Robert discovers he is the number one suspect in a murder case that is slowly beginning to look like the ultimate set-up.