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Night Moves (2013)
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Writers: Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard
Genre: Drama, Psychological Thriller
Slow burn, deeply reflective study of three environmental activist who decide to blow up a damn on an Oregon river, and end up making the mistake of their lives.
Damn! this was powerful and done in a realistic and quiet way, that made the emotional dilemma all the more powerful. This is from a woman director Kelly Reichardt who also did Meek's Cutoff & Wendy and Lucy.
Filmed in the back country of Oregon, the outdoor location becomes a character in the film as the remoteness of the region effects the way the locals interact and shapes the way they feel about nature.
This film does not endorse radical environmental actions, nor is it a action-thriller, though it is best described as a Psychological Thriller. The film points out the folly of their plan, as after the fact we hear that there are still 10 more damns on the river. It's not about the action but the consequences of what they do.
This is a special film.
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Writers: Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard
Genre: Drama, Psychological Thriller
Slow burn, deeply reflective study of three environmental activist who decide to blow up a damn on an Oregon river, and end up making the mistake of their lives.
Damn! this was powerful and done in a realistic and quiet way, that made the emotional dilemma all the more powerful. This is from a woman director Kelly Reichardt who also did Meek's Cutoff & Wendy and Lucy.
Filmed in the back country of Oregon, the outdoor location becomes a character in the film as the remoteness of the region effects the way the locals interact and shapes the way they feel about nature.
This film does not endorse radical environmental actions, nor is it a action-thriller, though it is best described as a Psychological Thriller. The film points out the folly of their plan, as after the fact we hear that there are still 10 more damns on the river. It's not about the action but the consequences of what they do.
This is a special film.