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The Darkest Minds (Original title)
Date: 2018 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Synopsis: After a disease kills nearly all of the children in the United States, the young people who survive develop powerful new abilities that lead to them being detained in rehabilitation facilities by the government. Sixteen-year-old Ruby escapes her camp and joins a group of teenagers waging a resistance against government forces.

Genres:
Science Fiction, Thriller

Subjects:
Teenagers, Internment, Diseases, Dystopias
Releases
Date: 03 August 2018Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 10 August 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 103 mins 37 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)

Credits (58)
©: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, ©: TSG Entertainment Finance LLC, Production Company: 21 Laps, Made in association with: TSG Entertainment, With assistance from: Music & Entertainment Office Georgia Film, Presents: Twentieth Century Fox, With the participation of: Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Logo: Québec Production Services Tax Credit, Executive Producer: John H. Starke, Executive Producer: Dan Cohen, Produced by: Shawn Levy, Produced by: Dan Levine, Co-producer: H.H. Cooper, Associate Producer: Jennifer Teves, Unit Production Manager: John H. Starke, Location Manager: Kyle Hinshaw, Post-production Supervisor: Rand Geiger, 2nd Unit Director: Jack Gill, 1st Assistant Director: H.H. Cooper, Script Supervisor: Steven R. Gehrke, Casting by: John Papsidera, Screenplay by: Chad Hodge, Based upon the novel by: Alexandra Bracken, Director of Photography: Kramer Morgenthau, Director of Photography: Paul Hughen, A Camera Operator: Don Devine, Steadicam: Christopher TJ McGuire, Visual Effects Supervisor: Bjørn Mayer, Visual Effects by: MPC, Visual Effects by: BUF, Visual Effects by: Crafty Apes, Exceptional Minds, Previsualization by: MPC, Special Effects Supervisor: Michael Lantieri, Film Editor: Maryann Brandon, Film Editor: Dean Zimmerman, Production Designer: Russell Barnes, Art Director: Paul Kelly, Set Designer: Omar Foster, Set Decorator: Frank Galline, Costume Designer: Mary Claire Hannan, Make-up and Hair Designer: Donald Mowat, Head Make-up Artist: Donald Mowat, Hair Department Head: Dena Gibson, Main Titles by: Imaginary Forces, End Titles by: The End, Music by: Benjamin Wallfisch, Solo Vocals: Holly Sedillos, Score Conducted by: Tim Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch, Music Supervisor: Deva Anderson, [Production] Sound Mixer: Mary H. Ellis, Re-recording Mixer: Andy Nelson, Re-recording Mixer: Warren Hendriks, Supervising Sound Editor: Will Files, Supervising Sound Editor: Warren Hendriks, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jack Gill
Cast (17)
Amandla Stenberg (Ruby Daly), Mandy Moore (Cate), Bradley Whitford (President Gray), Harris Dickinson (Liam Stewart), Patrick Gibson (Clancy Gray), Skylan Brooks (Chubs), Miya Cech (Zu), Gwendoline Christie (Lady Jane), Wade Williams (captain), Mark O'Brien (Rob), Wallace Langham (Dr Viceroy), Golden Brooks (Molly Daly), Sammi Rotibi (Paul Daly), Lidya Jewett (10 year old Ruby), McCarrie McCausland (Mike), Logan Siu (Hayes), Faye Foley (Sam)