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TIFF 2011 Buyer’s Club: #19. Geoffrey Fletcher’s Violet & Daisy

Last time Saoirse Ronan portrayed a cold blooded killer it gave us Hanna – it revitalized the subgenre of a teenage assassin. I’m not expecting a Thelma & Louise or NBK remake here and I’m generally weary of newbie screenwriters who try their hand at working behind the lenses — but if this is cold, graphic and violent enough, then we might just have an indie side-dish worth checking out. The two girls and a gun should field plenty of offers.

Eric Lavallée

Published on September 1, 2011

#19. Violet & Daisy
The Gist: Written by Fletcher, this is the story of a pair of teen assassins (Bledel, Ronan) whose assistant proves to be much more involved than they had initially planned.

Director: Geoffrey Fletcher (Writer for Precious)
Sales Agent: CAA
Selling Point/Suited For: Last time Saoirse Ronan portrayed a cold blooded killer it gave us Hanna – it revitalized the subgenre of a teenage assassin. I’m not expecting a Thelma & Louise or NBK remake here and I’m generally weary of newbie screenwriters who try their hand at working behind the lenses — but if this is cold, graphic and violent enough, then we might just have an indie side-dish worth checking out. The two girls and a gun should field plenty of offers.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).