Refuge (2012 film)

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.

This article is about the drama film by Jessica Goldberg. For the 2012 documentary, see Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home.
Refuge
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJessica Goldberg
Screenplay byJessica Goldberg
Based onRefuge
by Jessica Goldberg
Produced by
  • Jack Heller
  • Dallas Sonnier
Starring
CinematographyDoug Emmett
Edited byZach Wolf
Music byThe Milk Carton Kids
Production
companies
  • Caliber Media Company
  • Paper Street Films
  • Lascaux Films
Distributed byStrand 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

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]

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. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
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