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90% Rotten Tomatoes Written by Peer Pedersen Initial release 2015 Screenplay Peer Pedersen Cinematography Doug Emmett | 6.1/10 IMDb Directed by Peer Pedersen Director Peer Pedersen Music director Michael Yezerski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Annelise DekkerAdam GibbsMichael KristoffRoger Joseph Pugliese Starring Catherine KeenerAnton YelchinKaitlyn DeverRiley KeoughAnnie StarkeMolly ShannonMaya RudolphCary Elwes Edited by Jake PushinskySuzanne Spangler Cast Similar Grass Stains, Middle of Nowhere, Rememory, Delivering Milo, Charlie Bartlett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We Don't Belong Here, previously entitled The Greens Are Gone, is an American drama film written and directed by Peer Pedersen. The film stars Catherine Keener, Kaitlyn Dever, Anton Yelchin (in his final film role), Riley Keough, Annie Starke, Cary Elwes, and Maya Rudolph. The film released on April 4, 2017, by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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Plot
Nancy Green (Catherine Keener) is the mother of a dysfunctional family. She is pushed to her limits after the disappearance of her son, Maxwell Green (Anton Yelchin).
Cast
Production
On May 14, 2014, it was announced that Catherine Keener, Kiernan Shipka, Anton Yelchin, Riley Keough, Annie Starke, Cary Elwes and Lois Smith joined the cast of the family drama The Greens Are Gone. Peer Pedersen would make his directorial debut on the film based on his own script, produced by Annelise Dekker, Adam Gibbs, Michael Kristoff and Roger Joseph Pugliese. Keener would play the mother of a dysfunctional family who is pushed to her limits after the disappearance of her son, played by Yelchin. Shipka would play her bipolar teenage daughter, while Keough and Starke would play the troubled grown daughters. Glenn Close's real-life daughter Starke is also making her acting debut in the film. On June 5, 2014, Kaitlyn Dever joined the film replacing Shipka to play the bipolar daughter. Later on June 12, 2014, Elwes casting was confirmed by Deadline, that he would play Frank, a local in the town. On June 13, 2014, Maya Rudolph was confirmed for the cast.
Filming
Principal photography on the film began on July 7, 2014 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The first day of filming took place at the historic Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner, where Kaitlyn's character sang a 70's hit song; the scene took up only three-and-a-half pages of the script. On July 8, 2014, filming was taken place in Norwood, where the crew used the Norwood Theatre office as the set for the film and converted it into the bookstore named "Harper Booksellers." Several shots were taken in and out of the store all day, which featured Dever, Elwes, Rudolph and Shannon, and the store was owned by Elwes's character. On July 10, 2014, filming was taking place in Wellesley, where they used the Elm Bank Reservation as the set for the film. Filming wrapped-up on July 24, 2014.
Post-production
In April 2015, the film was in post-production and was scheduled to premiere in late 2015. Michael Yezerski was set to provide the score for the film.
Release
The film released through video on demand, DVD and Blu-Ray on April 4, 2017.