Open Road is a 2012 American-Brazilian thriller drama film directed by Marcio Garcia. The film follows the story of Angie, a young Brazilian artist who travels to the United States in a journey of self-discovery. Arriving in the United States, she rents a car and starts running through the streets, and meets Chuck, a street dweller.

Open Road
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarcio Garcia
Written byJulia Camara
StarringCamilla Belle
Colin Egglesfield
Andy Garcia
Juliette Lewis
John Savage
Michael King
CinematographyJonathan Hall
Edited byDaniel M. Turcan
Felipe Velloso
Music byRuben Feffer
Production
companies
BB Film Productions
Society Entertainment
Marcio Garcia Producoes
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (USA)
H2O Films (Brazil)
Release dates
  • July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15) (Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival)
  • February 22, 2013 (2013-02-22) (Brazil)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesBrazil
United States
LanguagesPortuguese
English
Budget$3 Million
Box office$12,852,546

Background

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The movie is a co-production between Brazil and the U.S. Belle, whose mother is Brazilian and father is American, didn't have any trouble preparing for her role of Angie. Her character also has parents from both countries, just like in her real life. Belle feels that is important for her to promote the Brazilian culture overseas.[1]

Casting

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Actor/Actress Role
Camilla Belle Angie
Juliette Lewis Jill
Colin Egglesfield David (Cop/Police Officer)
Andy Garcia Chuck
John Savage Carl
Ingrid Rogers Georgia
Craig Gellis Ronny
Kristi Clainos Louise
Emily Nelson Waitress
Michael Cardelle Nick
Christiane Torloni Gloria (Angie's mom)
Jennifer Cambra Jennifer
Alex Sander Cop/Police Officer
Carol Castro Sonia (Angie's sister)
Anya Andrews Olivia
Michael King Director of Highway Police

References

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  1. ^ "Angie".
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