Down to the Bone

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Awards

Independent Spirit Awards 2005 - Nominated - Best Female Lead

Independent Spirit Awards 2005 - Nominated - John Cassavetes Award

Sundance Film Festival 2004 - Nominated - Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic

Sundance Film Festival 2004 - Won - Directing Award - Dramatic

Independent Spirit Awards 2005 - Nominated - Best Female Lead

Independent Spirit Awards 2005 - Nominated - John Cassavetes Award

Sundance Film Festival 2004 - Nominated - Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic

Sundance Film Festival 2004 - Won - Directing Award - Dramatic

Sundance Film Festival 2004 - Won - Special Jury Prize - Dramatic

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Down to the Bone

Director:
Debra Granik
R, 104 Minutes
 

At A Glance

Film Synopsis

Irene (Vera Farmiga) is a working class mother living in upstate New York. She struggles to keep her marriage together and raise two sons while keeping her cocaine addiction a secret.

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Details

Runtime:
104 min.

Genre:
Drama

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Certification:
R

Tagline

Old habits die hard

 

Plot Summary

After a series of nearly fatal mishaps, and finally hoping to make a change in her life, Irene decides to check herself into a rehab center. She knows kicking the habit would be tough, but the experience proves even more difficult than she could have anticipated. There, she meets and falls in love with a fellow reformed addict (Hugh Dillon). When one of them falls into a relapse with the addiction, their commitment to staying clean - and to each other - shatters. This beautifully wrought film accurately and authentically explores the wrenching road of recovery without ever resorting to histrionics.

 

 

 

 

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