Sun Choke

Oct 1, 2015

1h 29m

★ 5.1

There are a lot of ways this world can hurt you

Overview

Janie’s just trying to get well. As she recovers from a violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker. But when she develops an obsession with a stranger, Janie's buried demons begin to surface.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

Easy Open Productions

Lodger Films

Sun Choke Trailers

Cast

Janie

Sarah Hagan

Irma

Barbara Crampton

Savannah

Sara Malakul Lane

Booker

Evan Jones

Savannah's Friend

Annie Read

Connor

Riley Litman

Woman in the Park

Mary Cseh

Lincoln

William Nicol

Officer Olson

Joe Nieves

Janie's Dad

Jim Boeven

Dream Mother

Daisy O'Dell

Gary the Plumber

Don Oscar Smith

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