Bubble (I) (2005)

Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer:

Coleman Hough

Stars:

Debbie Doebereiner, Omar Cowan, Dustin James Ashley

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Debbie Doebereiner	...	Martha
Omar Cowan	...	Martha's Father
Dustin James Ashley	...	Kyle (as Dustin Ashley)
Phyllis Workman	...	Bakery Shopkeeper
Laurie Lee	...	Kyle's Mother
Daniel R. Christian	...	Factory Supervisor
Misty Wilkins	...	Rose
Madison Wilkins	...	Jesse
K. Smith	...	Jake
Decker Moody	...	Detective Don Taylor
Thomas R. Davis	...	Sergeant Davis
Ross Clegg	...	CSI
Scott Smeeks	...	Officer Smeeks
M. Stephen Deem	...	Pawn Shop Owner
Leonora K. Hornbeck	...	Tackle Shopkeeper

Storyline

In a small North American town, the middle age Martha and the twenty and something years old Kyle work in a doll factory. Martha nurses her old father and usually gives a lift to Kyle, who works also in the night-shift cleaning a shovel factory. When the young single mother Rose is hired to work with airbrush and stencils in the factory, she is befriended by Kyle and Martha. In a Friday night, Rose hires Martha to work as babysitter of her two year old daughter Jesse and Martha finds that she is dating Kyle. Rose returns back home early after stealing Kyle's savings, and Martha witnesses Jesse's father Jake accusing Rose of stealing weed and money from his house. On the next morning, Rose is found strangled in her house and Detective Don Taylor interviews Jake, Kyle and Martha along his investigation.

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Plot Keywords:

factory | doll factory | investigation | murder | single mother | 

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Taglines:

Another Steven Soderbergh Experience

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Magnolia Pictures [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Banka

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$70,664 (USA) (27 January 2006)

Gross:

$145,382 (USA) (17 February 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Extension 765, HDNet Films, 2929 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min 73 min 90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cast's own homes were used as sets.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 21 January 2006 (2006)

User Reviews

beautifully done

I was lucky enough to see this movie followed by a Q&A with the screen writer. I thought this was one of the most amazing movies i have ever seen. They used all non-actors who actually lived in the town. The acting was so true, Rose's daughter was her real daughter and the reactions that they got from the child were so genuine that they could only come from true relationship. They kept the "actors" in the dark about how the story would unfold and shot in sequence. this could not be more clear when you watch the film. The reactions were true in a way only the best actors could pull off. They were not acting, they were being themselves in these contrived situations. They used the actors real houses, clothes and life experiences. I thought it was one of the most brilliant and unconventional films of our time.