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Directed by | Clea DuVall |
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Written by | Clea DuVall |
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Music by | Sara Quin |
Cinematography | Polly Morgan |
Edited by | Tamara Meem |
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Burn Later Productions
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88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $32,919 |
The Intervention is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Clea DuVall in her directorial debut. The film stars DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Jason Ritter, Ben Schwartz, Alia Shawkat and Cobie Smulders. The Intervention had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2016. It was released in a limited release and through video on demand on August 26, 2016, by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Paramount Pictures.
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an "intervention" on their marriage.
On July 20, 2015, it was announced that Clea DuVall would direct and star in a film she'd written, and that actors Cobie Smulders, Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Ben Schwartz and Alia Shawkat had signed on to co-star. It was revealed that DuVall would also executive produce the film, alongside Mel Eslyn, while David Bernon would serve as an executive producer through Burn Later Productions. Sam Slater and Paul Bernon were also named as producers, under the Burn Later banner, along with Sev Ohanian. In December 2015, it was announced that Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara had composed the score of the film, making her film composing debut. The duo also wrote and performed a song for the film titled "Fade Out".