Ladyworld
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Directed by	Amanda Kramer
Written by	Amanda Kramer Benjamin Shearn
Based on	Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Produced by	Thomas R. Burke Jamie Dolan Leal Naim Amanda Kramer
Starring	Ariela Barer Annalise Basso Ryan Simpkins Odessa Adlon Maya Hawke
Cinematography	Patrick Meade Jones
Edited by	Benjamin Shearn Noel David Taylor
Music by	Callie Ryan
Production companies	Love & Death Productions Pfaff & Pfaff Productions
Distributed by	Cleopatra Entertainment
Release date	September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22) (Fantastic Fest)
Running time	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]

Cast

• Ariela Barer as Olivia
• Annalise Basso as Piper
• Ryan Simpkins as Dolly
• Odessa Adlon as Blake
• Maya Hawke as Romy
• Tatsumi Romano as Amanda
• Zora Casabere as Mallory
• Atheena Frizzell as Eden

Production

Principal photography began in January 2018 in Los Angeles, California.^[4]

Release

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]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 52% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10.^[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]