| Ladyworld | |
| Director: | Amanda Kramer |
| Producer: | Thomas R. Burke Jamie Dolan Leal Naim Amanda Kramer |
| Starring: | Ariela Barer Annalise Basso Ryan Simpkins Odessa Adlon Maya Hawke |
| Music: | Callie Ryan |
| Cinematography: | Patrick Meade Jones |
| Editing: | Benjamin Shearn Noel David Taylor |
| Studio: | Love & Death Productions Pfaff & Pfaff Productions |
| Distributor: | Cleopatra Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Ladyworld is a 2018 American thriller film directed by Amanda Kramer and starring Ariela Barer, Annalise Basso, Ryan Simpkins, Odessa Adlon, and Maya Hawke.[1] An all-female take on the 1954 novel Lord of the Flies, Ladyworld follows eight teenage girls trapped in a house together after an earthquake.[2] As food and water run low, their sanity begins to disintegrate and they soon regress to their basic instincts.[3]
Principal photography began in January 2018 in Los Angeles, California.[4]
The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas on September 22, 2018.[5] The film also screened at BFI London Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. After, Cleopatra Entertainment acquired North American rights to the film and set a theatrical release for August 2, 2019.[6]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8]