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A PRAYER FOR THE DYING: First Look At Dara Van Dusen’s New Survival Thriller

A first look still is out for writer/director Dara Van Dusen’s survival flick, A Prayer For The Dying. Production is currently underway on the film outside of Bratislava, Slovakia, with a cast led by actors Johnny Flynn and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated John C. Reilly. Based on the 1999 Holt/McMcMillan novel by Stewart O’Nam, A Prayer for the Dying takes place in 1870 in Friendship, Wisconsin, where a small town of Scandinavian settlers still suffer the repercussions of the recent Civil War. When faced with a new and even deadlier threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice: save his young family or defend the community that gave him a second chance at life and meaning. Also featured are Scandinavian actors Kristine Kujath Thorp and Gustav Lindh. The film is produced by Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar for Eye Eye Pictures. Anton and New […]

Johnny Flynn (photo by Autumn de Wilde), and John C. Reilly (photo handout)

A PRAYER FOR THE DYING: Survival Thriller With Johnny Flynn And John C. Reilly Underway, Heading To TIFF Market In September

Lee B. Golden III

Johnny Flynn (Ripley, One Life, Beast) and John C. Reilly (Step Brothers, Holmes & Watson) are set to star together in survival thriller, A Prayer For The Dying, from writer/director Dara Van Dusen. Production is already underway as of earlier this month with cameras rolling outside Bratislava, Slovakia. A Prayer for the Dying is based on the novel by Stewart O’Nan. It takes place in 1870 in Friendship, Wisconsin, a small town of Scandinavian settlers still suffering the repercussion of the recent Civil War. When faced with a new and even deadlier threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice: save his young family or defend the community that gave him a second chance at life and meaning. Flynn will play the lead role of Jacob Hansen, the sheriff responsible for the safety of the town hit by a natural disaster, with Reilly starring as the town’s doctor. […]