GREEN BOOK
Narrative Feature | 130 minutes

HIFF 2018

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Directed by
Peter Farrelly

Produced by
Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga

Written by
Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga

Featuring
Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini

2018 | English | USA

It’s 1962 America, and impeccably stylish jazz musician Don Shirley (Academy Award® winner Mahershala Ali) needs to hire a bodyguard to get him safely from venue to venue on his upcoming Southern tour. Enter Tony “Lip” Valelonga (Viggo Mortensen): a loud-mouthed Italian-American bouncer who’s quicker to enter a situation fists first if it means coming out on top. Together, the unlikely pair set out on a road trip through the American South, using the Negro Motorist Green Book as a guide to find welcoming lodging; along the way, they forge a surprising camaraderie in this heartwarming and comedic true story.