''Three Days in August'' is a 2016 American drama directed by

Johnathan Brownlee Johnathan Brownlee is a Canadian–American film producer, director and screenwriter. He co-produced the feature films '' Decoding Annie Parker'' (2013), '' Three Days in August'' (2016), ''Occupy, Texas'' (2016), '' Puppet Master: The Litt ...

. 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 * Barry Bostwick as John * Meg Foster as Maggie * Mariette Hartley as Maureen * Edward James Hyland as Aiden * Mollie Milligan as Maggie * Stephen Snedden as Sam *

Colton Tapp Colton Dayne Tapp is an American actor, model and musician. Tapp is known in film for his roles in '' Three Days in August'', '' Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness'', ''Pi Day Die Day'', ''The Boundary and Expulsion''. Career Film In 2016, T ...

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 '' Variety'' in October 2015, with Barry Bostwick, Mariette Hartley, Ed Hyland, Mollie Milligan, Meg Foster, Cal Bartlett and

attached to star and Johnathan Brownlee to direct and produce.

Location

Filming took place in October 2015 in

Mineral Wells, Texas Mineral Wells is a city in Palo Pinto and Parker Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 16,788 at the 2010 census (14,644 in Palo Pinto and 2144 in Parker). The city is named for mineral wells in the area, which were highly popu ...

Release

''Three Days in August'' premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival in April 2016 and had its international premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival in August 2016. The film had a limited national theatrical release through the Dallas-based

Studio Movie Grill Studio Movie Grill is an American dine-in movie theater chain based in Dallas, Texas. The company's theaters feature a bar and lounge area, with meals that are served in the lounge area or at the theater seat before and during the movie. History ...

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