August (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Austin Chick |
| Written by | Howard A. Rodman |
| Produced by | Josh Hartnett David Guy Levy Charlie Corwin Clara Markowicz Elisa Pugliese |
| Starring | Josh Hartnett Naomie Harris David Bowie Rip Torn Adam Scott Emmanuelle Chriqui |
| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Edited by | Pete Beaudreau |
| Music by | Nathan Larson |
Production companies | Original Media Periscope Entertainment |
| Distributed by | First Look Studios |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.4 million |
| Box office | $12,636 |
August is a 2008 American drama film directed by Austin Chick and presented by 57th & Irving. The screenplay by Howard A. Rodman focuses on two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs attempting to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.
The film premiered as an official selection of the Spectrum section at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film did poorly among film critics and received generally poor reviews.