Valley of Angels

Valley of Angels

North American poster
Directed by Jon Rosten
Produced by Edwin Johnston
Jon Rosten
Spencer Winslow
Written by Jon Rosten
Starring Danny Trejo
George Katt
Music by Mark Petrie
Cinematography Armando Salas
Edited by Jon Rosten
Distributed by Peace Arch Entertainment
ITN Distribution
Release dates
  • February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Running time
 99 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Valley of Angels is a 2008 urban action drama film written and directed by Jon Rosten. The film is about a young West LA drug dealer who searches for a path out of his dangerous existence.

Plot

The Grand Prize winner of the 2004 WriteMovies.com International Screenwriting Contest, Valley of Angels follows a twenty-something drug dealer who falls into the dark side of the underworld after realizing that the City of Angels has lost its soul. Zachary "Zeus" Andrews is a Chicago transplant who moved to Los Angeles as a young boy, and quickly realized that he would never fit in there. A stranger in a hostile landscape, Zeus quickly became the go-to guy for rich kids in search of drugs. One day, after meeting a girl, he receives a glimpse of his destiny. Now, just as Zeus becomes convinced that he is finally on the path to enlightenment and begins preparing to leave his old life behind, the harsh reality of his grim existence strikes back with vengeance.

Cast

Production

Casting for Valley of Angels started in March 2005. The film was shot between Thanksgiving and Christmas of that year with a budget of only $200,000. It debuted in March 2007 at the NY International Independent Film & Video Festival where it took the Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture. The film was released in North America on DVD in February 2008.[1]

Awards

Reception

Independent Film Quarterly says that the film is "a debut feature that is both as confident and skillful as Reservoir Dogs, while containing the spiritual contemplation often inherent in Scorsese’s films." [4]

References

  1. ↑ IFQ Magazine- Jon Rosten Valley of Angels
  2. ↑ New York Film and Video Festival
  3. ↑ WriteMovies.com - Valley of Angels wins Grand Jury Award
  4. ↑ Independent Film Quarterly Magazine - Valley of Angels
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