Restraint (2017 film)

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Restraint
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Directed by Adam Cushman
Written by Adam Cushman
Produced byJake Borowski
Julia Taft
Adam Cushman
Amelia Yokel
Starring
CinematographyColton Davie
Edited byRosie Nakamura
Music by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Axel Ingi Arnason
Production
company
BYT MEdia
Distributed byBreaking Glass Pictures
Release dates
  • August 2017 (2017-08)(Rhode Island Film Festival)
  • November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Restraint is a 2017 American psychological horror film written and directed by Adam Cushman. The film stars Dana Ashbrook and Caitlyn Folley as a newly married couple whose lives unravel after Angela (Caitlyn Folley) begins reacting violently to her new suburban environment.

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Plot

After Angela moves to suburbia with her controlling new husband and his 9-year-old daughter, she begins to exhibit strange behavior such as sleepwalking and nightmares. These ailments soon permeate her everyday life as her husband struggles to diagnose her physical and mental issues. Angela's burgeoning aggression becomes directed at her step-daughter Maddie, whose silent pleas to her father go unnoticed.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival where it won the "Best Feature" award. [1] It was subsequently acquired for US distribution by Breaking Glass Pictures and released on November 6, 2018. [2] [3]

Alex Saveliev writing for Film Threat gave the film 4 out of 10 stars, saying "Restraint should have had more excess. Perhaps it would’ve worked as a farce, a phantasmagorical, theatrical, balls-out descent into madness." [4] Cushman won the "Best Director" award for the film at the 2017 Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. [5] He also won the "Best Director" award for the film at the 2018 Queens World Film Festival. [6] The film also played the 2017 Buffalo International Film Festival. [7]

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References

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  6. "RESTRAINT by Adam Cushman - Feature Narrative Film @ Queens World Film Festival". www.queensworldfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  7. "2017 Archive | Page 5". Buffalo International Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-09-16.