IFC nabs mystery-thriller Stolen, starring Jon Hamm and Rhona Mitra

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 17 years ago

Last Updated on July 26, 2021

IFC is busy lately. Yesterday Jake wrote about the release of the company’s new flick COFFIN ROCK, and now I’m writing about (or about to write about) their latest acquisition, a mystery-thriller called STOLEN. (Aka STOLEN LIVES.)

STOLEN stars Jon Hamm, Josh Lucas, James Van Der Beek (?!) and Rhona Mitra in a tale about a small-town police chief who works to uncover the truth behind the mummified remains of a boy found in a box, buried for 50 years.

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The film, from director-producer team Anders Anderson and Andy Steinman and their production company A2 Entertainment, will appear on Video OnDemand MARCH 3rd and will open at the Clearview Chelsea in New York on MARCH 12th and the Sunset 5 in Los Angeles on MARCH 19th.

Here’s a more detailed synopsis: Work has become an obsession for Detective Tom Adkins (JON HAMM) since the disappearance of his ten-year-old son, Tommy Jr. When an early morning phone call leads him to the mangled remains of a young boy who was brutally murdered 50 years ago, Adkins takes on the case in hopes of finding absolution. His investigation leads him to a man who lived in 1958 named Matthew Wakefield (JOSH LUCAS) and his innocent son, John. The striking similarities in the cases pushes Adkins’ obsession over the top. Barely holding onto his sanity and bound by redemption, Adkins unravels the unspeakable truth behind what happened to his son.

Source: IFC

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