Viggo Mortensen Makes Directorial Debut With FALLING

Viggo Mortensen will make his directorial debut in "Falling," a story of a son's relationship with his aging father, while also producing, writing, and starring in the project, according to Variety.

The cast includes Lance Henriksen and Sverrir Gudnason ("The Girl in the Spider's Web").

In "Falling," Mortensen will portray a man who lives with his male partner and their adopted daughter in Southern California. Henriksen will play a farmer whose attitudes and behavior belong to a far more traditional era and family model. When the father travels to Los Angeles for an indefinite stay with his family in order to search for a place to retire, these two very different worlds collide.

HanWay Films managing director Gabrielle Stewart said, "The industry has always regarded Viggo as a really soulful artist. He is a talented photographer, poet, and musician. His screenplay for 'Falling' is a powerful, well-observed family drama. We are thrilled to be part of his promising and exciting directorial debut."

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