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2026 Sarasota Film Festival

Normal

20261 hr 30 minUnited StatesEnglish, Japanese

Screenings

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    Friday, April 17 at 6:30 PM EDT

    Ends 8:30 PM EDT

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    New College of Florida/Sainer Pavilion

    5313 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34243

About this film

For Sheriff Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk), his provisional posting to the quaint snowy town of Normal, Minnesota was meant to be a welcome respite from both his marital woes and recent moral injuries in the line of duty. But when a botched bank robbery interrupts the municipality’s tranquil pace, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Ulysses soon discovers that the town is anything but its namesake. Director Ben Wheatley quietly (normally?) builds up the tension, and before you know it all heck breaks loose, revealing a Pandora's Box of conspiracies and explsions. Told with some seriously dark humor and subtlety in the least expected places, Normal is both an unrelenting action flick and a commentary on small town social norms.

Credits

Director
Ben Wheatley
Producer
Marc Provissiero, Bob Odenkirk, Derek Kolstad
Executive Producer
Ellen Rutter, Rhonda Baker, Carrie Wilkins, Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty, Elan Gale, Josh Adler, Glenn D. Feig, Matthew Anderson, Jared Underwood, Andrew C. Robinson
Screenwriter
Derek Kolstad
Cinematographer
Armando Salas
Editor
Jonathan Amos
Composer
Harry Gregson-Williams, Ryder McNair
Music
Jillian Ennis
Sound Design
Martin Pavey
Production Design
Jean-Andre Carriere
Cast
Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey
Narrative FeatureThrillerCrimeComedy

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