The Playground

The Playground (2017)

A fable of five vastly separate inner-city lives who struggle against their limitations in an interlocking tale assembled by a dark orchestrator.

Date of release
2017-10-12
TMDB
3.7 / 10 (9)
Runtime
2h 31m
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director
Edreace Purmul

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: San Diego
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: San Diego Film Award for Best Feature Film

The Playground is a 2017 American thriller film directed by Edreace Purmul. The film was written by Purmul, Ramona Frye and Dean Mounir. It stars Myles Cranford, Merrick McCartha, Shane P. Allen, Christopher Salazar and Ghadir Mounib. The film won Best Narrative Feature at the San Diego Film Awards and was distributed by Indie Rights.

Production

Purmul began writing the script in 2013, inspired by questions around mass shootings in America. He created his own version of the Devil based on archetypes from ancient fables and integrated it into the characters.

The cast is mostly made up of San Diego–based actors. The film plays out like an anthology, observing five separate stories. Purmul says his elevator pitch for the film is Pulp Fiction meets The Devil's Advocate.

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