Redland (2009)

As a family struggles to survive in rural isolation during the Great Depression, their daughter's secret affair begins a journey into the unknown.

Director:

Asiel Norton

Writers:

Asiel Norton, Magdalena Zyzak

Stars:

Mark Aaron, Lucy Adden, Sean Thomas

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Mark Aaron	...	Father
Lucy Adden	...	Mary-Ann
Sean Thomas	...	Job
Bernadette Murray	...	Ma
Kathan Fors	...	Paul
Toben Seymour	...	Charlie Mills
Elena Bell	...	Russian Mother
Lacey Olson	...	Russian Daughter

Storyline

As a family struggles to survive in rural isolation during the Great Depression, their daughter's secret affair begins a journey into the unknown.

---

Plot Keywords:

great depression | journey | historical event | love | epic | 

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Northern California, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zyzak Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

I can not recall seeing a better shot film (and I've tried)

After watching this film three times, and mixing in some cinematographic favorites from the past as visual challenges. I must stick to my initial assessment of: This may be the best shot film I have ever seen. The Redwoods have an essence that is notoriously hard to capture film, director Asiel Norton captures it over and over again. Five minutes into this film I said to myself: "If this has any kind of a coherent story, it will be a great film". Much to my delight it was a very coherent and very primal story line complete with possibly my favorite cinematic "holy fool". The isolation of the family was almost a character in the story. A remote village can have some odd practices and rituals, this Depression era homestead is that remoteness at its most extreme. The cast was perfect, right down to the dog. Everything about this movie is to be praised and admired. It is hard not to ramble on saying x y and z were flawless, but they were. This directorial debut of Asiel Norton leaves me confident we have seen the our first glimpse of one of the all time greats.