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User Rating:
6.6/10   681 votes
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Director:
Debra Granik
Writers:
Jean-Michel Dissard (additional writer)
Debra Granik (writer)
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Release Date:
18 March 2005 (Austria) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Old Habits Die Hard
Plot:
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
7 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Good performance - wrong medium more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vera Farmiga ... Irene

Hugh Dillon ... Bob

Clint Jordan ... Steve

Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz ... Lucy (as Caridad De La Luz)
Jasper Daniels ... Ben (as Jasper Moon Daniels)
Taylor Foxhall ... Jason
Giles Penderghast ... Pet Store Clerk
Terry McKenna ... Gene
Richard Lieske ... Richard
Hector Vasquez ... Hector
Joel Saeks ... Lars
Lori Berryman ... Acupuncture Therapist
Walt Bolde ... Walt

Edward Crawford ... Kevin
Gia Mitchell ... April
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive drug content, language and some sexuality.
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Bearsville, New York, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Extension of Sundance Film Festival Award Winning Short SNAKEFEED. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV) more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Good performance - wrong medium, 4 October 2006
Author: Ted Ryan (teddyryan@hotmail.com) from Astoria, NY

I had the opportunity to see DOWN TO THE BONE off Netflix. I was really looking forward to it. I think Vera Farmiga is a very talented performer and heard the raves. Unfortunately, the decision to shoot this story on a PD-150 really killed it for me. I saw the short SNAKE FEED and felt 16 was a much better medium. Or maybe I wished Debra Granik had taken a different visual DV approach. I'm not quite sure. But I didn't find the cinematography all that breathtaking. Some reviewers call it gritty - I call it bland. Still, even with that aside, I felt the story moves a little slow and is also mettled with structural issues. The snake motif was cliché in my books. Nonetheless, Vera is great and definitely makes this one worth watching.

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