White Rabbit is a 2013 American psychological drama film directed by Tim McCann and starring Nick Krause, Sam Trammell and Britt Robertson. Written by Anthony Di Pietro, the film concerns a mentally-ill teen being bullied in high school, whose visions urge him to take revenge. It was produced by Robert Yocum (Burning Sky Films), Shaun Sanghani (SSS Entertainment) and Jacky Lee Morgan. It had its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival and is being distributed in the United States by Breaking Glass Pictures.
Plot Harlon Mackey has been tormented by visions since his alcoholic father forced him to kill a rabbit while hunting as a boy. Now that Harlon is a bullied high school teen, his undiagnosed mental illness is getting worse. He begins to hear voices, and his imagination encourages him to carry out violent acts. Things begin to look up when Julie, a rebellious young girl, moves to town and befriends Harlon. But when she betrays him, the line between reality and Harlon's imagination begins to blur, and the rabbit along with other imaginary comic book characters taunt him into committing one final act of revenge.
Cast Nick Krause as Harlon Mackey Sam Trammell as Darrell Mackey Britt Robertson as Julie Ryan Lee as Steve Josh Warren as Duane Denise Williamson as Alice Lawrence Turner as Harvey Billy Slaughter as Dr. Clayton
Production Principal photography began in August 2012 in Louisiana, United States for 21 days.
Music White Rabbit: Original Motion Picture Score (composed by John Vincent McCauley) was released digitally on January 20, 2015.
Release White Rabbit premiered on September 30, 2013, at the Zurich Film Festival. It was released theatrically and on video on demand in North America on February 13, 2015.
Reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 21% of 14 critics' reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 41 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
Accolades Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result Catalina Film Festival September 28, 2014 Best Film Shaun Sanghani (SSS Entertainment) Boston Film Festival September 30, 2014 Best Actor Nick Krause Best Supporting Actor Sam Trammell Best Supporting Actress Britt Robertson Chelsea Film Festival October 19, 2014 Best Supporting Actor Sam Trammell Best Cinematography Alan McIntyre Smith
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