Refuge (2012 film)
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| Directed by | Jessica Goldberg |
| Screenplay by | Jessica Goldberg |
| Based on | Refuge by Jessica Goldberg |
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| Cinematography | Doug Emmett |
| Edited by | Zach Wolf |
| Music by | The Milk Carton Kids |
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| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Refuge is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Jessica Goldberg, based on her play of the same name. It stars Krysten Ritter, Brian Geraghty, Logan Huffman, and Madeleine Martin.
Plot
[edit]After her parents disappear, Amy drops out of college to care for her two younger siblings. Sam, a man with whom Amy has had a one-night stand, requests to rent space at Amy's house, and a romance develops between the two.
Cast
[edit]- Krysten Ritter as Amy
- Brian Geraghty as Sam
- Logan Huffman as Nat
- Madeleine Martin as Lucy
- Juliet Garrett as Molly
- Chris Papavasiliou as Gary
- Joe Pallister as Steve
Production
[edit]Filming took place in Southampton, New York, in February 2011 and took about a month.[1]
Release
[edit]Refuge premiered at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival.[2]
Reception
[edit]As of June 2020[update], the film holds a 33% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, based on nine reviews with an average score of 5.62/10.[3] Metacritic rated it 34/100 based on six reviews.[4] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "sincere but unconvincing drama" that suffers in the adaptation to film.[5] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called it "a fragmentary, unconvincing effort to trace the emergence of a familial bond".[6] Sheri Linden of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Explained rather than inhabited, the characters are half-formed, and their low-grade depression infects the underpowered storytelling."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Reilly, Brendan J. (2012-10-08). "Made in Southampton, 'Refuge' Premieres at Hamptons Film Festival". Patch.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2013-08-27). "Krysten Ritter Film 'Refuge' Gets U.S. Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ "Refuge (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Refuge". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ DeFore, John (2012-10-09). "Refuge: Hamptons Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2014-03-27). "She's Not Heavy, She's My Bar Pickup". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ Linden, Sheri (2014-04-03). "Review: There's little to love about the torpid 'Refuge'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
External links
[edit]- Refuge at IMDb
- Refuge at Rotten Tomatoes
- Refuge at Metacritic
