Nor'easter (film)

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Nor'easter
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Directed byAndrew Brotzman
Written byAndrew Brotzman
CinematographyIan Bloom
Edited by David Lowery
Music byDanny Bensi
Saunder Jurriaans
Production
company
Nor'easter Productions
Release date
  • October 13, 2012 (2012-10-13)(Mill Valley Film Festival) [1]
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Nor'easter is a 2012 drama thriller film directed by Andrew Brotzman.

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Premise

After disappearing for years, a boy mysteriously returns to his family, and the young priest who hears the boy's confession grapples with the consequences of keeping it secret. [1]

Cast

Release

It was released in 2012 in the Mill Valley Film Festival, [1] and in 2017 on streaming. [2]

Reception

Dennis Harvey, writing for Variety said that the "consistently intriguing effort at times feels uncertain how to balance its emphasis on two central protags." [1] On IndieWire , Gabe Toro gave it a score of B+, writing that "the film doesn’t resonate as sharply as it should (...) with an ending that will likely haunt most moviegoers long after the credits have rolled." [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Harvey, Dennis (October 20, 2012). "Nor'easter". Variety. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  2. "Nor'easter". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. Toro, Gabe (17 April 2013). "Sarasota Film Festival Review: Regret And Doubt Darken Intimate, Haunting Drama 'Nor'easter'". IndieWire. Retrieved March 4, 2021.