Directed by:
Megan GriffithsScreenplay:
Eliza FlugCinematography:
Sevdije KastratiCast:
Sarah Jeffery, Jane Adams, Jake Weber, Balthazar Getty, Lexi Simonsen, Arden Myrin, Amanda Brugel, Alma Delfina, Sabrina Haskett, Linas Phillips (more)Plots(1)
To be adopted into the utopian world of Aspen's elite would be some enterprising teen's greatest dream. Money, power, and parties so outrageous it would make the Ancient Greeks blush! Yet one teenage girl will discover that not all that glitters is made of gold and some monsters are seductively disguised. And when your protectors don't have your best interests at heart, growing into the best version of yourself can be downright dangerous. Set in the glory days of Aspen in the late '90s, seventeen-year-old Ivy (Sarah Jeffery) must navigate her parents' bitter divorce and feelings of abandonment, all whilst living in a patriarchal micro-society that wants to control you, and your body, without any regard to your mental health. Sound familiar? Ivy's identity and sense of self struggles against a toxic culture, one that I will remind you also birthed the Monica Lewinsky "scandal" and the exploitation of Britney Spears. While everyone will relate to the all-too-familiar lure of validation and seduction of wealth in Year of the Fox, others (calling all millennials) might be too enthralled with the not-too-far-off reality that was our adolescence on the big screen. (Seattle International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Sarah Jeffery
Canada
Best movies:
Descendants 3 (2019) (TV movie)
Descendants (2015) (TV movie)
Be Somebody (2016)
Jane Adams
USA
Best movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Happiness (1998)
Little Children (2006)
Jake Weber
UK
Best movies:
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Balthazar Getty
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Lost Highway (1997)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Lexi Simonsen
Best movies:
The 2nd (2020)
Arden Myrin
USA
Best movies:
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
What Women Want (2000)
Kinsey (2004)
Amanda Brugel
Canada
Best movies:
Room (2015)
Vendetta (1999) (TV movie)
Kodachrome (2017)
Alma Delfina
Mexico
Best movies:
Sueño (2005)
Silver City (2004)
Sabrina Haskett
Best movies:
Moxie (2021)
Linas Phillips
Best movies:
Strawberry Mansion (2021)
Lucky Them (2013)
Manson Family Vacation (2015)
Tyler Roy Roberts
Best movies:
Seven Minutes (2014)
Proximity (2020)
Cynthia Geary
USA
Best movies:
Smoke Signals (1998)
Rich Girl (1991)
8 Seconds (1994)
Ashlyn Alessi
Best movies:
Then Came You (2018)
Can You Keep a Secret? (2019)
Pretenders (2018)