Villanelle
Villanelle tells the story of a hard drinking but honorable, down on his luck, Travis Burke (Rich Tretheway). After a storied career as Boston Police Detective taking down high profile criminals, Burke has an indiscretion and is compelled to leave his life behind. Making the difficult decision to stay in law enforcement, Burke acquires the position of Chief of Police in the township of New Shoreham. This story takes place during New Shoreham's off season. New Shoreham is a small island community that thrives with tourists during the summer months, but quickly becomes desolate the remainder of the year. Old habits die hard for Chief Burke, who is pulled back into his old school sense of justice when he's approached by Dawn (Gillian Williams), an intriguing, beautiful, and mysterious woman who was attacked, and left for dead.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Released
- 2012
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2012
Storyline
Villanelle tells the story of a hard drinking but honorable, down on his luck, Travis Burke (Rich Tretheway). After a storied career as Boston Police Detective taking down high profile criminals, Burke has an indiscretion and is compelled to leave his life behind. Making the difficult decision to stay in law enforcement, Burke acquires the position of Chief of Police in the township of New Shoreham. This story takes place during New Shoreham's off season. New Shoreham is a small island community that thrives with tourists during the summer months, but quickly becomes desolate the remainder of the year. Old habits die hard for Chief Burke, who is pulled back into his old school sense of justice when he's approached by Dawn (Gillian Williams), an intriguing, beautiful, and mysterious woman who was attacked, and left for dead.
Top credits
- Rich Tretheway — Burke
Gillian Williams — Dawn
A.J. Paratore — Freddo- Ally Tully — Amber
Did you know
• Principal photography wrapped on September 10, 2011.
• Villanelle was mostly filmed on Block Island, RI. The cast and crew needed to take a 55 minute ferry ride to get there.
• During production, the Block Island ferry shut down due to severe weather. A lead cast member could not get to the island, causing a delay in production.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Black and White, Color
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