Based on a True Story (French: D'après une histoire vraie) is a 2017 internationally co-produced psychological thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, and written by Polanski and Olivier Assayas from the novel of the same name by Delphine de Vigan. It was screened out of competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
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Directed by | Roman Polanski |
Written by | Olivier Assayas Roman Polanski |
Produced by | Wassim Béji |
Starring | Eva Green Emmanuelle Seigner |
Cinematography | Paweł Edelman |
Edited by | Margot Meynier |
Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
Distributed by | Mars Film (France) Monolith Films (Poland)[1] |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | France Poland |
Language | French |
Budget | 12 960 000 €[2] |
Box office | $3.9 million[1] |
The film focuses on writer Delphine (Seigner), who achieved her first career success, publishing her debut novel dedicated to her mother. However, she soon starts receiving anonymous letters accusing her of exposing her family to the public. Depressed and struggling with writer's block, Delphine meets and begins a friendship with a mysterious younger woman (Green) who is seductive, intelligent, and intuitive and who understands Delphine better than anyone else.
It won the FIPRESCI Prize in 28th Stockholm Film Festival.[4] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 28 reviews, and an average rating of 5.41/10.[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6]