Cliffs of Freedom

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Cliffs of Freedom
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVan Ling
Written by
Based onDaughter of Destiny
by Marianne Metropoulos
Produced by
  • Casey Cannon
  • Marianne Metropoulos
Starring
CinematographyCory Geryak
Edited by
  • Greg Daniels
  • Richard Lord
Music byGeorge Kallis
Production
companies
  • RanchWorks Picture Show
  • Aegean Entertainment
Distributed byRound Hill Media
Release dates
  • February 21, 2019 (2019-02-21) (London)
  • March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01) (New York)
Running time
137 minutes[1][2][3]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • Greek
  • English
Box office$300,842[4][5]

Cliffs of Freedom is a 2019 independent historical drama romance film based on Marianne Metropoulos's novel Daughter of Destiny. Produced by Casey Cannon and Metropoulos, the film is the directorial debut film by Van Ling from a screenplay by Ling, Metropoulos, and Kevin Bernhardt.[6] It stars Tania Raymonde, Jan Uddin, Raza Jaffrey, Patti LuPone, and Christopher Plummer.[7]

The film was released in the United States on March 1, 2019, by Round Hill Media.[5]

Plot

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The film is a story of an ill-fated romance between a young and beautiful Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Twenty-year-old Anna Christina (Tania Raymonde) is smitten by Colonel Tariq (Jan Uddin), a rising star in the Turkish army who has growing doubts about his countrymen's brutal methods of governance, and who had once spared her life on a cliff-top when she was a child. However, their budding romance brings tragedy to her family and her village.

Swearing revenge against the Turks, Christina joins the Greek rebellion and inadvertently becomes a local symbol of the Greek resistance movement, inspiring her countrymen and attracting the ire of the Turks, who place a bounty on her head. Having believed that she could leave her feelings behind, Christina must face off against the man who still loves her and wants to keep her safe, but who has now been tasked with her capture. Their encounters and skirmishes inevitably lead to a tragic confrontation during a pivotal battle between the Greeks and Turks that will change the course of history.[2][8]

Cast

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Production

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Filming

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Principal photography began on October 12, 2016, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with Cory Geryak serving as cinematographer.[9] Filming wrapped on January 10, 2017.[10] In June 2017, George Kallis was revealed to be scoring the film.[11]

Release

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Box office

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The film was released in the United States on March 1, 2019, by Round Hill Media, grossing $16,350 on its opening weekend.[12][5] As of April 20, 2019, Cliffs of Freedom has grossed an estimated $72,476 in North America and $228,336 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $300,842.[4]

Critical response

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Michael Ordoña of the Los Angeles Times gave a mixed review by stating "Cliffs of Freedom is a bit rocky, but takes its leap in earnest. The game production does its best with limited resources, thanks, in part, to an impressive supporting cast. Apart from Christopher Plummer, it boasts the likes of Patti Lupone, Kevin Corrigan, and Billy Zane in the — shall we say — Billy Zane role: the smarmy, traitorous Greek collaborator with an eye for Anna Christina; one half-expects him to declare, 'I make my own luck!'. The dialogue is often stiff, the action and plotting unlikely, making the romance hard to swallow. The appealing Jan Uddin and Tania Raymonde do generate enough chemistry in their fleeting time together to keep the proposition afloat. However, the climactic moment, though heavily telegraphed, will leave many scratching their heads."[13]

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