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ERA
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Released 4 years ago.
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MK Ultra
"Based on a true story"
2022 1h 37m EN
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 62
Thriller
Synopsis
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Set during the true and unconscionable Central Intelligence Agency MK ULTRA drug experimentations in the early 1960s. The journey of Ford Strauss, a brilliant psychiatrist, whose moral and scientific boundaries are pushed to the limit as he is recruited to run a subsect of the program in a rural Mississippi Mental Hospital.
“Based on a true story”
Cast
Anson Mount
Ford Strauss
Jason Patric
Galvin Morgan
Jen Richards
Laura Stanley
Jaime Ray Newman
Rose Strauss
Alon Aboutboul
Townshend
Josh Whites
Dallas Shepard
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joseph Sorrentino
- Writers
- Joseph Sorrentino
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joseph Sorrentino, shot by Diego Romero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Cristóbal Fernández shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Anson Mount and Jason Patric and Jen Richards carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Based on a true story".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7147158 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joseph Sorrentino directs. Diego Romero behind the camera. Cristóbal Fernández cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 4 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Joseph Sorrentino, shot by Diego Romero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Cristóbal Fernández shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Anson Mount and Jason Patric and Jen Richards carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Based on a true story".
- 7IMDB entry: tt7147158 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Diego Romero
- Editing
- Cristóbal Fernández
- Production design
- Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo
- Costume design
- John H. Smith
- Makeup / hair
- Marisa Pinuelas
- Stunt coordinator
- Michael Yahn
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- MK Ultra (2022)
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
LB Entertainment
US
Key crew
- ProducerJoseph Sorrentino
- ProducerJerry Tankersley
- MusicTony Neiman
- Key Hair StylistMarisa Pinuelas
- ProducerLee Broda
- ProducerAndreas Schilling
- ProducerSigurjón Sighvatsson
- CastingLee Broda
- ProducerSeth Willenson
- EditorCristóbal Fernández
- Production DesignJacqueline Jacobson Scarfo
- Costume DesignJohn H. Smith
- Stunt CoordinatorMichael Yahn
- Makeup Department HeadSioux Sinclair
- Executive ProducerTom Rooker
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2022-10-07NR
