Milton's Secret

Milton's Secret is a 2016 Canadian family-drama film directed by Barnet Bain, based on the novel of the same name by the author Eckhart Tolle, which was released in 2008. It stars Donald Sutherland, Michelle Rodriguez, Mia Kirshner, David Sutcliffe and William Ainscough as Milton. The film was released on September 30, 2016 in the United States.

Milton's Secret
Theatrical release
Directed byBarnet Bain
Written byBarnet Bain (screenplay)
Sara B. Cooper
Donald Martin
Eckhart Tolle (book)
Based onMilton's Secret: An Adventure of Discovery through Then, When, and The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle
Produced bySean Buckley
Fred Fuchs
Stephen Huszar
Ryan Lockwood
StarringDonald Sutherland
Mia Kirshner
Michelle Rodriguez
CinematographyRay Dumas
Edited byDev Singh
Production
companies
BUCK Productions
Hulo Films
Distributed byMomentum Pictures
Release date
  • September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

Donald Sutherland signed on to the cast on 23 July 2015.[1] On October 8, 2015, Michelle Rodriguez joined the cast, stating that she will star in a Canadian drama film, after the release of Furious 7.[2] This is Donald Sutherland's first film in leading role in nearly a decade. The role of Grandpa Howard originally belonged to Peter Fonda.[3]

Filming locations included Vancouver, British Columbia; Hamilton and Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

Release

Momentum Pictures released the film.[4][5] This is Donald's second project with Momentum, the first being a collaboration with his son, Kiefer Sutherland, the drama-Western, Forsaken. The first trailer and poster for the film was announced on August 8, 2016, with the tagline: "Be here. Now."[6]

The film had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival on September 30, 2016.[7]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 38% based on reviews from 13 critics.[8] On Metacritic the film has a score of 37% based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[9]

References

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