Refuge (film)

Refuge
Directed by Jessica Goldberg
Produced by
  • Jack Heller
  • Dallas Sonnier
Screenplay by Jessica Goldberg
Based on Refuge 
by Jessica Goldberg
Starring
Music by The Milk Carton Kids
Cinematography Doug Emmett
Edited by
  • Zach Wolf
  • Jack Heller
Production
company
Caliber Media
Distributed by Strand Releasing
Release dates
  • October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) (HIFF)
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. It stars Krysten Ritter, Brian Geraghty, Logan Huffman, and Madeleine Martin.

Plot

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

Production

Filming took place in Southampton, New York, in February 2011 and took about a month.[1]

Release

Refuge premiered at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival.[2]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 25% of eight surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.2/10.[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

  1. ↑ O'Reilly, Brendan J. (2012-10-08). "Made in Southampton, 'Refuge' Premieres at Hamptons Film Festival". Patch.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  2. ↑ McNary, Dave (2013-08-27). "Krysten Ritter Film 'Refuge' Gets U.S. Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Refuge (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Refuge". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  5. ↑ DeFore, John (2012-10-09). "Refuge: Hamptons Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  6. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (2014-03-27). "She’s Not Heavy, She’s My Bar Pickup". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  7. ↑ Linden, Sheri (2014-04-03). "Review: There's little to love about the torpid 'Refuge'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-02-25.

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