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3 Backyards is a american film of genre Drama directed by Eric Mendelsohn released in USA on 1 january 2010 with Embeth Davidtz
3 Backyards (2010)
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Add to a movie list3 Backyards is a film written and directed by Eric Mendelsohn. It premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Directing Prize, as did Mendelsohn's first feature, Judy Berlin; Mendelsohn is the only director to have won the prize twice.
The independent film was released theatrically by Screen Media Films in March 2011.
Actors
Embeth Davidtz
(The Actress)
Edie Falco
(Peggy)
Elias Koteas
(John)
Kathryn Erbe
(John's Wife)
Danai Gurira
(Woman in Blue Dress)
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