The Unspeakable Act (2012)

17-year-old Jackie is in distress as her older brother Matthew gets his first girlfriend and prepares for college. Though Matthew does not share her incestuous desire, Jackie fights the intrusion of reality on her idyllic childhood world.

Director:

Dan Sallitt

Writer:

Dan Sallitt

Stars:

Tallie Medel, Sky Hirschkron, Aundrea Fares

Cast

Credited cast:
Tallie Medel	...	Jackie Kimball
Sky Hirschkron	...	Matthew Kimball
Aundrea Fares	...	Mrs. Kimball
Kati Schwartz	...	Jeanne Kimball
Caroline Luft	...	Linda
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lyndon Braganza	...	Student
Megan Brown	...	Coffeehouse co-worker
Greg Clements	...	Partygoer
Gonzalo Cordova	...	Annoying Classmate
Evan Davis	...	Robert
Anthony De Palma	...	Tristan's Friend at School #1
Lauren Evangelista	...	Student
Mike Faist	...	Tony
Steven Andrew Gioe	...	Charles
Zelda Knapp	...	Alexandra

Storyline

Jackie Kimball is a likable, normal 17-year-old girl in every way but one: she has been in love all her life with her brother Matthew, one year older than her. Matthew is bringing his new girlfriend Yolanda home to dinner at the Kimball house, and Jackie's melodramatic anguish disrupts the family's preparations. Surprisingly sociable during the dinner, Jackie later confronts her brother tearfully in the attic room that is their traditional meeting place. Matthew and Jackie have been symbiotically close all their lives, but Matthew doesn't share Jackie's incestuous inclinations, and Jackie has no choice but to deal with the intrusion of adult life upon their childhood intimacy. Long widowed, Jackie's mother Alice is a sympathetic but detached presence, often found at her writing desk, drinking coffee and composing letters and journals. An older brother, Will, is an exchange student abroad; sister Jeanne, impatient with Jackie's flamboyance, is poised to leave home soon. Though Jackie ...

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Plot Keywords:

incestuous desire | brother sister relationship

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Static Prods.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

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