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Directed by | Sydney Freeland |
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Written by | Shelby Farrell |
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Music by | Mark Orton |
Cinematography | Quyen Tran |
Edited by | Michael Taylor |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train is an American comedy drama crime film directed by Sydney Freeland, from a screenplay by Shelby Farrell. It stars Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow, Tim Blake Nelson, David Sullivan, Danielle Nicolet and Sasheer Zamata.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017, before being released on March 17, 2017, by Netflix.
Deidra & Laney's mother Marigold (Danielle Nicolet) is taken to jail, and they are left to support themselves. To keep her sister Laney (Rachel Crow) and younger brother Jet (Lance Gray) from being placed in foster care, Deidra (Ashleigh Murray) makes a plan to rob trains. They need enough money to help pay their mother's bills and bail her out of jail. Along the way, they rekindle old relationships and find out who is real and to be trusted amongst their family and friends.
In June 2016, it was announced Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow, David Sullivan, Tim Blake Nelson, Danielle Nicolet, Sasheer Zamata and Arturo Castro had been cast in the film, with Sydney Freeland directing from a screenplay by Shelby Farrell, while Susan Cartsonis and Nick Moceri will produce the film, alongside Netflix who will finance and distribute the film.