The Owls
5.0
Two middle-aged lesbian couples accidentally kill a younger girl and decide to cover it up. But their crime comes back to haunt them when an unexpected stranger appears in their lives, bringing tension and discord.
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Cast
32 people
Guinevere Turner
Iris
Known for
American Psycho
Dogma
Deak Evgenikos
Cricket
Known for
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Jamie Babbit
Also in
Indie Sex: Teens
Aisle Six
V.S. Brodie
MJ
Known for
The Watermelon Woman
Alison Kelly
Lisa Gornick
Lily
Also in
The Book of Gabrielle
Do I Love You?
VS Brodie
MJ
Agusta Einarsdottir
Cheryl Dunye
Carol
Known for
The Watermelon Woman
Birna Paulina Einarsdottir
Skyler Cooper
Skye
Known for
Elena Undone
Ernesto Foronda
Cheryl Dunye Director · Sarah Schulman Writer Alison Kelly Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.4B · Budget $50K · United States release May 24, 2010
Box office
Budget
$50,000
Worldwide gross
$1,401,000,000
Gross vs. budget
28,020.0×
Production
Parliament Film Collective
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · February 24, 2010
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Berlin International Film Festival)
United States · May 24, 2010
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Seattle International Film Festival)
Australia
June 1, 2025 · Premiere · Brunswick Underground Film Festival
Czechia
November 6, 2010 · Czech Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
France
November 13, 2010 · Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Greece
April 24, 2010 · Athens International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Poland
October 20, 2010 · American Film Festival
Sweden
February 3, 2011 · Göteborg International Film Festival
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