Directed by Clement Virgo (Brother) and written by Tamara Faith Berger, Steal Away adapts Karolyn Smardz Frost's novel 'Steal Away Home'. Angourie Rice plays Fanny, a teenager who forms an intense bond with Cecile (Mallori Johnson), the refugee taken in by her family.
The film also stars Lauren Lee Smith, Idrissa Sanogo, Arnold Pinnock, Hilde Van Mieghem, Nola Elvis Kemper, Denise M'Baye, Gloria Mampuya and Isabelle Menal.
Steal Away is in US cinemas from July 17th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
A teenager forms an intense bond with a refugee taken in by her family. As their obsessive relationship deepens, she becomes enamored with the refugee's lifestyle, leading to desire, jealousy, and a world that is not as it appears.