''Three Days in August'' is a 2016 American drama directed by Johnathan Brownlee. The film is based on a true story written by Chad Berry and David Langlinais. The screenplay was written by Berry, Brownlee and Langlinais.

Synopsis

The story centers on an adopted Irish-American artist's search for her birth mother, and the family dynamics when she secretly invites both sets of parents for a surprise reunion so she can paint a family portrait. The film is inspired by the true story of Texas painter Shannon Kincaid, an adopted Irish-American artist who was given away at birth by a 16-year-old mother.

Cast

* Luis Albert Acevedo Jr. as Father Granado (as Luis Acevado) * Cal Bartlett as Francis *

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as John *

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as Maggie *

Mariette Hartley Mary Loretta Hartley (born June 21, 1940) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for work with Bill Bixby on ''The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series), The Incredible Hulk'' (1978) and ''Goodnight, Beantown'' (1983–1984), ...

as Maureen * Edward James Hyland as Aiden * Mollie Milligan as Maggie * Stephen Snedden as Sam * Colton Tapp as Liam

Development

The screenplay for ''Three Days in August'' was the winning entry in a screenwriting competition sponsored by the Dallas Film Society in 2015. The competition, entitled The Sionna Project, drew 200 submissions from 26 countries. ''Three Days in August'' was announced in ''

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'' in October 2015, with

, Ed Hyland, Mollie Milligan,

, Cal Bartlett and Colton Tapp attached to star and Johnathan Brownlee to direct and produce.

Location

Filming took place in October 2015 in Mineral Wells, Texas.

Release

''Three Days in August'' premiered at the

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in April 2016 and had its international premiere at the

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Interna ...

in August 2016. The film had a limited national theatrical release through the Dallas-based Studio Movie Grill chain in December 2016.

References

External links

* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, three_days_in_august 2016 films American drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films