Freedomland
Brief Synopsis
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Late one night in a working class New Jersey suburb, a bloodied woman staggers mute and dazed into the emergency room at the Dempsy Medical Center. After treatment for shock and hysteria, Brenda Martin recounts to Dempsy police detective Lorenzo Council a horrific tale of being carjacked on the isol
Cast & Crew
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Joe Roth
Director
Calvin Hart
Catrina Ganey
Leonard Thomas
Samuel L. Jackson
Brandon Bennett
Film Details
Also Known As
Freedom Land
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Christie Mattull
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
Late one night in a working class New Jersey suburb, a bloodied woman staggers mute and dazed into the emergency room at the Dempsy Medical Center. After treatment for shock and hysteria, Brenda Martin recounts to Dempsy police detective Lorenzo Council a horrific tale of being carjacked on the isolated strip of undeveloped land that divides Dempsy's urban housing projects from the blue collar town of Gannon, where she lives. She claims she was forced out of her car by a black man, but during the interrogation Council senses he's not getting the whole story. Only after hours of questioning does Brenda finally break down and confess that her four-year-old son, Cody, was asleep in the back seat of the stolen car. Led by activist Karen Collucci, members of the communities of Dempsy and Gannon unite in a search for the missing child, but the criminal investigation into the alleged kidnapping by a suspect who is presumed to be a local from the projects soon ignites long-simmering racial tensions between the two towns.
Director
Joe Roth
Director
Cast
Calvin Hart
Catrina Ganey
Leonard Thomas
Samuel L. Jackson
Brandon Bennett
Genevieve Hudson Price
Domenick Lombardozzi
Shawn Andrew
Colman Domingo
Amanda Seales
Steven G Smith Ii
Ron Eldard
Sharon Washington
Jasmine Walker
Maduka Steady
Jarrod Gandy
Patricia Mauceri
Liza Col=n-zayas
Cheryl Wills
Sapphire Quick
Adam Kulbersh
Joe Forbrich
Gil Deeble
Edie Falco
Teodorina Bello
Aasif Mandvi
Socorro Santiago
Julianne Moore
Timothy Shannon
Philip Bosco
Marlon Sherman
Ira Hawkins
Donna Cutugno
Chance Kelly
William Forsythe
Anthony Mackie
Oscar Colon
Brian Dykstra
Bill Walsh
Jamel Scott
Cameron Steele
Latanya Richardson
Aunjanue Ellis
Clarke Peters
Peter Friedman
Dorian Missick
Haneefah Wood
Richard Price
Ernestine Jackson
Danielle Carter
Jason Furlani
Dc Benny
Fly Williams
Philip C. Canfield
Lead Man
Marisa Redanty
Crew
Rafiyq Abdellah
Graphic Artist
Annica Ackerman
Assistant
Carlos A. Acosta
Production Assistant
G. A. Aguilar
Stunt Coordinator
Glenn Allen
Compositing Supervisor
Joan Altman
Production Accountant
Ethan Anderson
Production Assistant
Julian Andraus
Avid Editor
Pete Anthony
Music Conductor
Allan Apone
Makeup
Thomas Aquino
Driver
Jeff Atmajian
Original Music
Chris P Bacon
Music Engineer
Mary Bailey
Script Supervisor
Adria Baratta
Accounting Assistant
Richard Baratta
Unit Production Manager
Richard Baratta
Coproducer
Michael Barosky
Sound Mixer
Monica Barraza
Assistant Production Coordinator
Toni Barton
Assistant Art Director
Bobby Beckles
Stunts
John Begley
Electrician
Maureen Beitler
Medic
Peter Betulia
Key Grip
Mark Binder
Sound Effects Editor
Matt Blades
Dolly Grip
Christiana Blain
Stunts
Mirashyam Blakeslee
Production Assistant
Katja Blichfeld
Casting Associate
Eric Boncher
Generator Operator
Ghilaine Bouadana
Costumer
Steven Brennan
Assistant Property Master
Thom Brennan
Foley Editor
J. C. Brotherhood
Special Effects Supervisor
Melissa L Brown
Special Effects Technician
William Buckman
Driver
Kelly Bumbarger
Digital Effects Artist
Joseph Buonocore Jr.
Driver
Michael Buonocore
Driver
Ronald J. Burke
Dolly Grip
Nathan J. Busch
Hair Stylist
Eddie Bydalek
Sound Engineer
Geb Byers
Assistant Camera
Nicole Callender
Stunts
Joseph A Campayno
Makeup Artist
Debbie Canfield
On-Set Dresser
Kelly Canfield
On-Set Dresser
Shannon Canfield
On-Set Dresser
William Canfield
On-Set Dresser
Patrice Canfield Longo
On-Set Dresser
Brian Carmichael
Video Assist/Playback
David M. Carr
Rigging Grip
Carolyn Cartwright
Set Decorator
Ronald Cavazzini
Driver
John Cenatiempo
Stunts
Ben Cheah
Sound Effects
Felix Chen
Accountant
Michael Chock
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Coffey
Sound
Rich Cohn
Electrician
Bob Colletti
Stunts
Alisa Colley
Assistant Camera
Chris Collins
Driver
H. H. Cooper
Assistant Director
Kyle Cooper
Titles
Carole Cowley
Visual Effects Producer
Ana Cuadra
Production Assistant
Michael Damski
Production Assistant
Karen Davis
Assistant Director
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Brad Dechter
Original Music
Roberto Dejesus
Production Assistant
Angelo Digiacomo
Assistant Camera
Michael Diliberti
Assistant
Kat Donahue
Location Coordinator
Robert Dwyer
Driver
Mike Eaves
Color Timer
Jules Eggli
Production Assistant
Peter Epstein
Stunts
William Espanet
Driver
David Evans
Art Department
Julie Feiner
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Kathleen Fellegara
Medic
Robert Fennimore
Driver
Ryan Ferguson
Production Assistant
Daniel Fernandez
Dga Trainee
Rafaello Ferrucci
Generator Operator
Ken Fischer
Sound Effects Editor
Tom Fleischman
Sound Mixer
Donald Flick
Sound Effects Editor
Kevin W. Flynn
Key Rigging Grip
Richard Ford
Rigging Electrician
Roy Fortier
Driver
Richard Friedlander
Visual Effects Producer
Chris Gelles
Visual Effects Producer
Gregory Gelles
Visual Effects
Lee Genick
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Anita Gibson
Makeup
Jeffrey Lee Gibson
Stunts
Richard Girolami
Rigging Electrician
Damon Gordon
Assistant Location Manager
Richard Grant
Music Engineer
Dennis Green
Video Playback
Scott Gregoire
Generator Operator
George Grenier
Driver
Joe Grimaldi
Best Boy Electric
David Gulick
Property Master
Craig Haagensen
Camera Operator
Craig Haagensen
Director Of Photography
Peter G Hackman
Painter
Melissa Haley
Costume Coordinator
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Anthony Hemingway
Assistant Director
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
James T. Hill
Music Engineer
Brian Hogan
Driver
Jerome F. Holway
Steadicam Operator
Thomas J Horvath
Driver
James Newton Howard
Music Composer
Joyce Hsieh
Accounting Assistant
Samuel Huh
Editorial Production Assistant
John P Husky
Apprentice Editor
Doug Huszti
Assistant Art Director
Mark C Hutchinson
Assistant Director
David Isyomin
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Jackson
Assistant Editor
Askia Won-ling Jacob
Costumer
Aaron Janus
Assistant
Adam Johnson
Assistant Camera
John R Johnston
Foreman
Pamela Nedd Kahn
Foley Artist
Dierdre Kane
On-Set Dresser
Heather Kane
Assistant Property Master
Cassandre Khoury
Production Secretary
Chris Kilduff
Best Boy Grip
Colleen King
Assistant
Johann Kunz
Special Effects Technician
Peter Kunz
Special Effects Coordinator
John Kwiatkowski
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Tom Lalley
Sound Engineer
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Gail Laskowski
Post-Production Supervisor
Iris H. Lemos
Costumer
Alyson W Lewin
Art Department Coordinator
Herb Lieberz
Driver
Scott Lieberz
Driver
Craig Lindberg
Makeup Artist
Kirstin Liu
Production Assistant
Melanie L Lopes
Accounting Assistant
Zakiya Lucas
Production Assistant
Donna Maloney
Costume Supervisor
Craig Mann
Sound Engineer
Carmia Marshall
Costumer
Aaron Martin
Music
Frank Masi
Photography
Albert Massiah
Production Assistant
Barbra Matis
Assistant Art Director
Michelle Matland
Costume Designer
Lynn Matsumoto
Assistant
Christie Mattull
Production Insurance
Alexandra Mazur
Assistant Set Decorator
Dan Mccann
Assistant
Patrick Mcdonald
Production Assistant
Ali Merhi
Casting Associate
Vanessa Merrill
Art Assistant
Alan Meyerson
Score Recording
Alan Meyerson
Music Scoring Mixer
Anastas Michos
Director Of Photography
Danny Moder
Camera Operator
Nick Moore
Editor
William Moran
Grip
Scott Morgan
Foley Recordist
John F Morrone
Driver
Rob Mula
Construction
Piero Mura
Sound Effects Editor
Kenneth D Nelson
Construction Coordinator
Josephine Nericcio
Assistant Sound Editor
Ed Nessen
Assistant Camera
Myron Nettinga
Sound Mixer
Charles J. Newirth
Executive Producer
Charles J. Newirth
Unit Director
Stuart Nicolai
Location Scout
Dale Pierce Nielson
Assistant Director
Heather Norton
Assistant Camera
Thomas Nousias
Scenic Artist
Danny O'brien
Production Assistant
William O'leary
Gaffer
Elaine Offers
Makeup
David Olson
Music Editor
Derek Pastures
Coordinator
Garrett G Pastures
Coordinator
Jacqueline Payne
Hair Stylist
Kia Perry
Production Assistant
Louis Petraglia
Rigging Electrician
Peter John Petraglia
Swing
Addison Pettit
Graphic Designer
Balint Pinczehelyi
Rigging Grip
Morgan Pitts
Special Effects Technician
Stephen Pope
Stunt Coordinator
James Popper
Driver
Film Details
Also Known As
Freedom Land
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Christie Mattull
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video May 30, 2006
Released in United States Winter February 17, 2006
Based on the novel "Freedomland" written by Joe Roth; published by Broadway Books May, 1998.
Michael Winterbottom formerly attached to direct. Morgan Freeman formerly attached to star.
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
Project was previously set up at Paramount but put it into turnaround.
Released in United States Winter February 17, 2006
Released in United States on Video May 30, 2006
Scott Rudin Productions and Paramount Pictures reportedly paid $2.5-3 million for Richard Price's unfinished manuscript.
