Refuge (2012 film)

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Refuge
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jessica Goldberg
Screenplay byJessica Goldberg
Based onRefuge
by Jessica Goldberg
Produced by
  • Jack Heller
  • Dallas Sonnier
Starring
Cinematography Doug Emmett
Edited byZach Wolf
Music byThe Milk Carton Kids
Production
companies
  • Caliber Media Company
  • Paper Street Films
  • Lascaux Films
Distributed by Strand Releasing
Release dates
  • October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06)(HIFF)
  • March 28, 2014 (2014-03-28)(United States; limited)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Refuge is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Jessica Goldberg, based on her play of the same name. It stars Krysten Ritter, Brian Geraghty, Logan Huffman, and Madeleine Martin.

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Plot

After her parents disappear, Amy drops out of college to care for her two younger siblings. Sam, a man with whom Amy has had a one-night stand, requests to rent space at Amy's house, and a romance develops between the two.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Southampton, New York, in February 2011 and took about a month. [1]

Release

Refuge premiered at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival. [2]

Reception

As of June 2020, the film holds a 33% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, based on nine reviews with an average score of 5.62/10. [3] Metacritic rated it 34/100 based on six reviews. [4] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "sincere but unconvincing drama" that suffers in the adaptation to film. [5] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called it "a fragmentary, unconvincing effort to trace the emergence of a familial bond". [6] Sheri Linden of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Explained rather than inhabited, the characters are half-formed, and their low-grade depression infects the underpowered storytelling." [7]

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References

  1. O'Reilly, Brendan J. (2012-10-08). "Made in Southampton, 'Refuge' Premieres at Hamptons Film Festival". Patch.com . Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  2. McNary, Dave (2013-08-27). "Krysten Ritter Film 'Refuge' Gets U.S. Distribution". Variety . Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  3. "Refuge (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  4. "Refuge". Metacritic . Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  5. DeFore, John (2012-10-09). "Refuge: Hamptons Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  6. Genzlinger, Neil (2014-03-27). "She's Not Heavy, She's My Bar Pickup". The New York Times . Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  7. Linden, Sheri (2014-04-03). "Review: There's little to love about the torpid 'Refuge'". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-25.