The Cold Lands (film)

The Cold Lands
Directed by Tom Gilroy
Produced by Philipp Engelhorn
Andrew Goldman
Paul Mezey
Michael Raisler
Written by Tom Gilroy
Starring Silas Yelich
Lili Taylor
Peter Scanavino
Music by Hahn Rowe
Cinematography Wyatt Garfield
Edited by Julia Bloch
Distributed by Cinereach
Release dates
  • February 2013 (2013-02) (Berlin International Film Festival)
Running time
101 minutes
Country Germany
Language English

The Cold Lands is a 2013 drama film directed by Tom Gilroy. It stars Silas Yelich as Atticus Garfield, Lili Taylor as his mother Nicole, and Peter Scanavino as Carter.

The film premiered in February 2013 at the Berlin Film Festival and was screened at various festivals throughout 2013 and 2014.

Plot

After 11-year-old Atticus Garfield's (Silas Yelich) mother Nichole (Lili Taylor) dies suddenly, Atticus runs away from home to live in the Catskills by himself, surviving on whatever he can find. While dealing with his mother's death and living alone in the wilderness, Atticus encounters a hippie named Carter (Peter Scanavino), who sells necklaces at festivals and lives in his car. The two become dependent on each other, though neither is comfortable with the alliance.

Cast

Reception

Reviews of The Cold Lands have been somewhat mixed; as of August 2014, the film has a 64% rating from Rotten Tomatoes.[1]

The A.V. Club reviewer Todd VanDerWerff gave The Cold Lands a B- rating, stating, "There are the bones of the stereotypical “loser has his life turned around by a kid” story here, but Gilroy takes all of this to a more realistic, more interesting place, and he manages to find an ending for the story that offers a touch of optimism but doesn’t feel like a cheat." [2]

Accolades

Soundtrack

Michael Stipe has worked with Director/Screenwriter Tom Gilroy on a variety of projects for decades. Stipe agreed to create the soundtrack for The Cold Lands, which was his first work since R.E.M. disbanded in 2011.[3] However, the final original score heard in the film was composed by Hahn Rowe, known for his work with the band Hugo Largo.[4] The song heard in the opening and closing credits is "Rhymes of an Hour" by Mazzy Star.

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