Following a legal dispute that threatened the release, DDA production designer Eve Stewart's latest film, “Fifty Dead Men Walking,” will have its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.
On Aug. 26, production companies Future Films and HandMade Films International stated: "In response to reports in The Hollywood Reporter, the film's partners have confirmed that any queries relating to the legitimacy of the film are unfounded and that due process has been followed throughout the production."
The film has been cleared to premiere at the festival. It also features performances from Ben Kinglsey, Rose McGowan, Kevin Zegers and Nathalie Press.
From a press release:
London-based production designer Eve Stewart brings an innate sensitivity to all of her work, informed by exhaustive grassroots research. As the filming took place on location in Belfast, Stewart retained an awareness of her responsibility.
"This was both a joy and a pressure as I was so determined not to do any of those communities involved any disservice," she says. "I worked incredibly hard to ask those who had been directly involved for their truths.
"I blooming loved it," she says. "[Skogland] is gutsy and real, her heart and soul were poured into this project. Even with all the political difficulties she told a story with great style and truth."www.tiff08.ca .
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