‘Lakewood’ Toronto Film Festival Review: Naomi Watts Alone And Superb As Mother On The Run In Phillip Noyce’s Suspense Thriller

The global pandemic has provided filmmakers opportunities to get creative in order to make films in unusual circumstances. Already at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival we have …

is a bit of a genius idea for moviemaking in the age of Covid. Take a major Oscar nominated star, put her in a story that essentially requires her on camera for most of a 83 minute running time, place the action all outdoors for extra safety, and hire a supporting cast who mostly can just phone it in from wherever they are in the world.

Boies/Schiller Entertainment and Limelight fully financed. UTA Independent Film Group is representing U.S. rights alongside Endeavor Content and CAA Media Finance. Watts is so in command here she could easily join the awards conversation if manages to get a distributor who wants to throw it into the 2021 race before the end of the year.

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