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Another Earth (2011)
Director: Mike Cahill
Writers: Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Matthew-Lee Erlbach
Synopsis: A teenage girl driving home drunk from a party slams into a car killing a mother and her child...only the husband survives. The story begins four years later when the girl is released from prison. Guilt ridden, she seeks to apologize to the man who's family she's killed, instead she looses her nerve and lies to him about who she is and then takes a job as his house cleaner.
Another Earth is a fine indie film that won a slew of awards, including two prestigious Sundance Awards. It might look like a sci-fi, but it's not. Besides the news broadcast of the discovery of another Earth like planet, there's no sci fi elements. The film revolves around the relationship between the two survivors of the car crash. That relationship is based on a lie.
What I found fascinating was the way the movie explored the guilt that these people had and how they dealt with it. I believed I was watching real people, especially Brit Marling who's amazing.
As this is a small budget indie film don't expect to see fancy sets and beautiful scenery. Instead the film rewards the viewer with top notch acting and a unique story line.
Director: Mike Cahill
Writers: Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Matthew-Lee Erlbach
Synopsis: A teenage girl driving home drunk from a party slams into a car killing a mother and her child...only the husband survives. The story begins four years later when the girl is released from prison. Guilt ridden, she seeks to apologize to the man who's family she's killed, instead she looses her nerve and lies to him about who she is and then takes a job as his house cleaner.
Another Earth is a fine indie film that won a slew of awards, including two prestigious Sundance Awards. It might look like a sci-fi, but it's not. Besides the news broadcast of the discovery of another Earth like planet, there's no sci fi elements. The film revolves around the relationship between the two survivors of the car crash. That relationship is based on a lie.
What I found fascinating was the way the movie explored the guilt that these people had and how they dealt with it. I believed I was watching real people, especially Brit Marling who's amazing.
As this is a small budget indie film don't expect to see fancy sets and beautiful scenery. Instead the film rewards the viewer with top notch acting and a unique story line.