97 Minutes

Upcoming action thriller film

Pavan Grover
Jamie R. Thompson
Jake Seal

Starring

Alec Baldwin
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
MyAnna Buring
Pavan Grover
Anjul Nigam

CinematographyKonstantin FreyerEdited byEric PotterMusic byIan Livingstone

Production
companies

Lighthouse Pictures, A Pavan Grover Production in association with Black Hangar Productions, Orwo Studios

Distributed byOrwo Film Distribution

Release date

June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)

CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

97 Minutes is a 2023 British action thriller film starring Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and MyAnna Buring, directed by Timo Vuorensola, written by Pavan Grover, and produced by Jake Seal, Pavan Grover, and Jamie R. Thompson.

Synopsis

A hijacked airplane has 97 minutes before it runs out of fuel.

Cast

Alec Baldwin as NSA Director Hawkins
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Alex
MyAnna Buring as Kim
Jo Martin as Toyin
Pavan Grover as Anan
Valery Danko as Baby's Mother
Michael Sirow as Asghar
Anjul Nigam as Hitar
Davor Tomic as Marko
Slavko Sobin as Orca
Luke J I Smith as Goran
Kasia Koleczek as Leika
Austin Parsons as Red
Chris Wilson as Passenger
Peter Brooke as Stuart

Production

Baldwin was filming in Alton, Hampshire on 9 February 2022.^[1] Baldwin posted videos on his social media accounts to say "it was strange working again" after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on his previous film set Rust.^[2]^[3] On 16 February 2022 Jonathan Rhys Meyers and MyAnna Buring were announced as having joined the cast on the production at Black Hangar Studios, along with actors Jo Martin, Michael Sirow, Anjul Nigam, Davor Tomic, Slavko Sobin, Luke J I Smith and Kasia Koleczek. Jamie R Thompson from Lighthouse Pictures and Jake Seal from Orwo Studios produced with Pavan Grover. Michael Arata, Jerry Daigle, Suraj Gohill, Avi Haas and Ford Corbett were executive producers. Funding with Orwo are Origo Financial Services, with Orwo Film Distribution doing the international sales.^[4] 97 Minutes is produced by Pavan Grover, Jamie Thompson, and Jake Seal. Working from a script by Pavan Grover director Timo Vuorensola and cinematographer Konstantin Freyer wrapped filming after only 18 days on two film sets. Grover said Baldwin had been attached for 18 months prior to the filming and the part had been tailored for him.^[5] Previously, William Hurt had been attached to the film.^[6] Grover had written the script whilst working as an interventional spine specialist and minimally invasive surgeon in Houston, Texas in 2009.^[7]^[8]

Release

Writer and co-producer Pavan Grover reported 97 Minutes was due for a limited theater release on June 9, 2023. 97 Minutes became available on Hulu in September 2023.

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^ "Hollywood writer Pavan Grover: We shouldn't be limited by our race or our identity". Indicanews.com. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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^ "Anesthesiologist balances his passions for medicine, movies". Houstonchronicle.com. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.