Cracks (film)

Cracks
UK theatrical release poster
Directed byJordan Scott
Screenplay byBen Court
Caroline Ip
Jordan Scott
Based onCracks
by Sheila Kohler
Produced byKwesi Dickson
Andrew Lowe
Julie Payne
Rosalie Swedlin
Christine Vachon
StarringEva Green
Juno Temple
María Valverde
Imogen Poots
Sinéad Cusack
CinematographyJohn Mathieson
Edited byValerio Bonelli
Music byJavier Navarrete
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • StudioCanal (United Kingdom, Ireland, Benelux and France)
  • Optimum Releasing (United Kingdom and Ireland)
  • IFC Films (United States)
Release dates
  • 12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) (TIFF)
  • 4 December 2009 (2009-12-04) (United Kingdom and Ireland)
  • 30 December 2009 (2009-12-30) (France)
  • 18 March 2011 (2011-03-18) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • United States
  • France
LanguageEnglish

Cracks is a 2009 independent drama film directed by Jordan Scott, starring Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde and Imogen Poots. It was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 4 December 2009. In the United States, it was released by IFC Films theatrically on 18 March 2011 and premiered on television on Showtime as part of an ongoing pay television broadcast deal with IFC later in the year.

The film was produced in May 2008, written for the screen by Caroline Ip, Ben Court and Jordan Scott, based on the 1999 novel written by Sheila Kohler. Kwesi Dickson, Andrew Lowe, Julie Payne, Rosalie Swedlin and Christine Vachon were the producers. Ridley and Tony Scott served as executive producers. The film was mostly filmed in County Wicklow, Ireland.