The Secret History

The Secret History is an American Noir Drama Thriller film written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola and directed by Wes Anderson based on the first novel by acclaimed Mississippi author Donna Tartt; The Secret History.

It is set in New England at the fictional hampshire college of Hampden and concerns a group of estranged college youths dealing with the killing one of their own friends and the outward fractures which occur in their minds.

The film went into production in early 2008 but was cancelled and then put back into pre-production on November 30th, 2009.

The film was completed on January 14th, 2012 and was originally slated for theatrical release on December 12th, 2012.

It however ultimatley only pre-screened on that date at the Los Angeles, Cairns, NY and Venice Film Festivals.

The film was released theatrically on February 4th, 2013.

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