Move Me No Mountain (film)

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Move Me No Mountain
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Directed byDeborah Richards
Written byDeborah Richards
Produced byPatrick Wirtz
Deborah Richards
Michelle Schwarzer
Anthony Cogburn
Christian Stibbe
StarringCat Lellie
Nicholas Roylance
Amanda Forstrom
Layla Campbell
Staci Dickerson
Scott Ables
Sophia Battinus
CinematographyDeborah Richards
Edited byDeborah Richards
Music byDavid Rosen
Travis Lohmann
Distributed by Indie Rights [1]
Release date
  • February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)(United States)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Move Me No Mountain is a 2023 American drama film written, produced, and directed by Deborah Richards. [2] [3] The film follows a successful real estate agent who becomes homeless on the streets of Las Vegas after suffering a personal tragedy. Move Me No Mountain was released in the United States in February 2023. [4]

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Plot

Jenna Anderson, a successful Las Vegas real estate agent, loses her daughter in an accident. She blames herself for the death. Overcome with guilt, Jenna loses interest in her daily life and routine and chooses to live homeless on the streets of Las Vegas. Jenna meets The Captain who teaches her lessons about life on the streets. Jenna starts a promising relationship with Nick, another homeless person, but her sense of guilt and self-punishment forces her to abandon all her relationships, until she meets Lizbeth, a homeless child. Lizbeth is being exploited by Ruth, another homeless woman, who feels threatened by Jenna's maternal instincts towards Lizbeth and drives her away from Jenna. While living in a tunnel beneath the city, Jenna survives an attack by a mentally-disturbed man. Without no hope left, Jenna leaves the city and walks into the desert. There she encounters a rave and loses herself to the music and dancing. Losing her ego to the experience, Jenna returns to Las Vegas a lifeless zombie. Ready to give up on life, Jenna has a chance encounter with Lizbeth, seemingly abandoned by Ruth. Trying to find Ruth, Jenna has a run in with a drug dealer and decides she will take over responsibility of Lizbeth. Welcomes by Nick, Jenna and Lizbeth enter a homeless shelter.

Cast

Release

The distributor, Indie Rights, released the film in the United States on VOD on February 21, 2023. [5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 43% based on reviews from 23 critics, with an average rating of 5.8/10. [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Review by Bobby LePire". 9 May 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Review by Matt Brunson". 25 May 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Film Guide" . Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Film Guide" . Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Move Me No Mountain" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
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