Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs is an American crime mystery thriller film directed by Adam Cooper in his feature-length directorial debut from a screenplay adapted by Cooper and Bill Collage from the 2017 novel The Book of Mirrors by E.O. Chirovici, and starring Russell Crowe and Karen Gillan.
The film was released in the United States on 22 March 2024.
== Premise ==
Retired homicide detective Roy Freeman, while undergoing treatment for Alzheimer's disease, is forced to re-open an old case involving the murder of a college professor when new information comes from a mysterious woman.
== Cast ==
* Russell Crowe as Roy Freeman
* Karen Gillan as Laura Baines
* Marton Csokas as Dr. Joseph Wieder
* Tommy Flanagan as Jimmy Remis
* Harry Greenwood as Richard Finn
* Thomas M. Wright as Wayne Devereaux
* Elizabeth Blackmore as Dana Finn
* Lynn Gilmartin as Diane Lynch
* Pacharo Mzembe as Isaac Samuel
* Paula Arundell as Susan Avery
== Production ==
The film is an adaptation by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage of E.O. Chirovici's novel The Book of Mirrors, with Cooper also on-board as director. Mark Fasano of Nickel City Pictures produced, alongside Cooper, Collage and Pouya Shabazian. Matthew Goldberg, Cliff Roberts and Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser served as executive producers.
In August 2022, Crowe was announced in the lead role. In February 2023, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Harry Greenwood and Thomas M Wright were added to the cast.
Principal photography commenced in Victoria, Australia in February 2023, with Crowe making himself at home in Melbourne. Production wrapped in May.
== Release ==
In November 2022, it was announced that Highland Film Group had agreed to distribution deals with Signature Entertainment in the United Kingdom. Then film will be released in Australia by Galaxy Pictures (a joint venture between Rialto Distribution and Vertigo Releasing).
Sleeping Dogs was released by The Avenue in the United States on March 22, 2024.
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== References ==
Category:2020s American films
Category:2024 films
Category:Australian films about Alzheimer's disease
Category:Films shot in Melbourne
Category:Films set in Victoria (state)