A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Mila Kunis | ... |
Molly
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| Carla Gallo | ... |
Ashley
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| Glenn Close | ... |
Deb
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| Stephen Root | ... |
Chris
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| Gloria Garayua | ... |
Detox Receptionist
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| Rebecca Tilney | ... |
Spa Client
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| Carlos Lacamara | ... |
Dr. Ortiz
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| Kim Delgado | ... |
Dentist
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| Audrey Lynn | ... |
Chloe
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Nicholas Oteri | ... |
Corey
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| Joshua Leonard | ... |
Sean
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| Rebecca Field | ... |
Coach Miller
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Erica Burns | ... |
Kendra Kirsebom
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| Pam Cook | ... |
Waitress
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| Gabriela Flores | ... |
Student
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| Emanuel Loarca | ... |
Lookout #1
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| Chad Lindberg | ... |
Eric
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| Violet Brinson | ... |
Sammy
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| Grifon Aldren | ... |
Lookout #2
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| Michael Hyatt | ... |
Lisa
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| Mandy June Turpin | ... |
Dale's Girlfriend
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| Sam Hennings | ... |
Dale
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| Nina Millin | ... |
ER Nurse
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| Brian Shortall | ... |
ER Doctor
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| Carlos Antonio | ... |
Frank (uncredited)
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Erin Dinsmore | ... |
Mike (uncredited)
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Victoria Gale | ... |
Drug Addict Simulating Sex (uncredited)
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Karen Graci | ... |
Rehab Nurse (uncredited)
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| Lisa Greene | ... |
Addict's Mother (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Rodrigo García | ... | (as Rodrigo Garcia) |
Written by
| Eli Saslow | ... | (screenplay by) & |
| Rodrigo García | ... | (screenplay by) (as Rodrigo Garcia) |
| Eli Saslow | ... | (based on a Washington Post article by) |
| Amanda Wendler | ... | (inspired by) and |
| Libby Alexander | ... | (inspired by) |
Produced by
| Jacob Avnet | ... | producer (produced by) (as Jake Avnet) |
| Jon Avnet | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Andrew Chang-Sang | ... | executive producer |
| Rodrigo García | ... | producer (produced by) (as Rodrigo Garcia) |
| Marina Grasic | ... | producer (produced by) |
| John Griffith | ... | executive producer |
| David Haring | ... | executive producer |
| John Hills | ... | executive producer |
| Ruzanna Kegeyan | ... | executive producer |
| Jai Khanna | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Christian Mercuri | ... | executive producer |
| Doug Murray | ... | executive producer |
| William G. Santor | ... | executive producer (as William Santor) |
| Sage Scroope | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Edward Shearmur | ||
Cinematography by
| Igor Jadue-Lillo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Lauren Connelly | ||
Editorial Department
| Tyson Birmann | ... | dailies colorist: Imperial Creative |
| Diego Alex Borghello | ... | finishing colorist: Imperial Creative |
| Stefanie Butler | ... | post coordinator: Imperial Creative |
| Alyssa Carroll | ... | first assistant editor |
| Dustin N. Gomez | ... | technical liaison: Imperial Creative |
| Spence Nicholson | ... | dailies colorist: Imperial Creative |
| Jenna Sotelo | ... | post coordinator: Imperial Creative |
Casting By
| Veronica Collins Rooney | ||
Production Design by
| Brandon Mendez | ||
Set Decoration by
| Christian Corio | ||
Costume Design by
| Michele Michel | ||
Makeup Department
| Howard Berger | ... | dental prosthetics |
| Jamie Hess | ... | head makeup artist |
| Stacey Hummell | ... | makeup artist |
| Tracey Levy | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Kunis |
| Melissa Oliveira | ... | hair stylist |
| Peggy Teague | ... | makeup artist |
| Tony Ward | ... | head hair stylist |
Production Management
| James Cotten | ... | post producer: Imperial Creative |
| Ryan Kirby | ... | unit production manager |
| Leandro Marini | ... | post producer: Imperial Creative |
| Lauren Miller | ... | production supervisor |
| Robert Shapiro | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kevin Brown | ... | second assistant director |
| John McKeown | ... | first assistant director |
| Dana Nelson | ... | production assistant |
| Amy Wilkins | ... | second assistant director (as Amy Wilkins-Bronson) |
Art Department
| Arin Anjamian | ... | set dresser |
| Jevon Dismuke | ... | set dresser |
| Robbie Duncan | ... | property master |
| Kevin Dwyer | ... | set dresser |
| Jon Hirsch | ... | set dresser |
| Steven Kiratsous | ... | buyer (as Steve Kiratsous) |
| Brandon Parker | ... | assistant property master |
| Bryson Pintard | ... | art department coordinator |
| Daniel Salveson | ... | art production assistant |
| Jenny Situ | ... | set dresser |
| Denver Stoddard | ... | on-set dresser |
| Chad Tomlinson | ... | leadperson |
| Berj Daniel Bedrosian | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
| J.W. Hargrave | ... | property master: additional photography (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Samer Ali | ... | dialogue editor / foley artist / sound editor / sound |
| Peter Crimi | ... | additional adr mixer |
| Erich Gann | ... | sound effects editor |
| Wayne Gordon | ... | manager of sound services |
| Keith G. Little | ... | boom operator (as Keith Little) |
| Adriane Marfiak | ... | dialogue editor |
| Shacora Mitchell | ... | adr mixer |
| Max Osadchenko | ... | boom operator |
| Michael Perricone | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Andrew Rice | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Matthew A Thompson | ... | sound mixer (as Matt Thompson) |
| Aleksander Berezhnyi | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Krzysiek Chodkiewicz | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
| Natalia Lubowiecka | ... | foley editor (uncredited) |
| Daniel Martinez | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Filip Stefanowski | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
| Jacek Wisniewski | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Dustin N. Gomez | ... | special effects supervisor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Clayton Anderson | ... | senior compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Gary Balitskiy | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Sahil Bloch | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Roman Boichuk | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Lendon Bracewell | ... | visual effects supervisor: Imperial Creative |
| Ken Busick | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Alena Cochran | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| James Cotten | ... | visual effects producer: Imperial Creative |
| Stephen A. Gall | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Mitch Gardiner | ... | flame artist: Stitch |
| Dustin N. Gomez | ... | visual effects supervisor: Imperial Creative |
| Ismail Kayani | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Leandro Marini | ... | visual effects supervisor: Imperial Creative |
| Greg Pilon | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Yehuda Revivo | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
| Egor Reznichenko | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative (as Egor Reznichenco) |
| Besi Zeka | ... | compositor: Imperial Creative |
Stunts
| Jennifer Caputo | ... | stunts (as Jen Caputo) |
| Paul Lacovara | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Elena Sanchez | ... | stunts |
| Jennifer Caputo | ... | stunt double: Glenn Close (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Victor Arenal | ... | set lighting technician |
| George Arevalo | ... | digital utility |
| Matt Berbano | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Adam Borozan | ... | grip |
| Mario Colli | ... | set lighting technician |
| Demetrie Cooley | ... | best boy grip |
| Ricardo Escalante | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Rick Escalante) |
| Sarah E. Fox | ... | assistant chief lighting technician (as Sarah Fox) |
| Joachim Glaser | ... | dolly grip |
| Andy Grishikian | ... | grip (as Andranik 'Andy' Grishikian) |
| Temma Hankin | ... | still photographer |
| Linda Kallerus | ... | still photographer (as Linda Kãllérus) |
| Greg Karamov | ... | key grip |
| Luke Little | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Chris Loh | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Aram Martirosyan | ... | grip |
| Gilles Mingasson | ... | still photographer |
| Dee Nichols | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Jordan Oglesby | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Nicholas Ruffino | ... | grip |
| Joseph Arthur Soria | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Joseph Soria) |
| Ian Spohr | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Jay Carey | ... | set lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Sooz Edie | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Kalani Edwards | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Tom Leduc | ... | additional gaffer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Morgue N. Marcus | ... | background casting (as Morgue Marcus) |
| Msaada Nia | ... | adr voice casting (as M'saada Nia) |
| Jordie Kaler | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ada Akaji | ... | additional costumer |
| Evelyn Martinez | ... | shopper |
| Stephen Oh | ... | key costumer |
| Antjuanette Shipman | ... | first set costumer |
Location Management
| Phillip Jordan Brooks | ... | location manager (as Phillip Brooks) |
| Kermit Burns | ... | location assistant |
| Mike Davis | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Bryan Carrigan | ... | music editor |
| Leah Dennis | ... | music editor |
| Bonnie Greenberg | ... | executive music producer |
| Andrew Ransom | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Robert Moon | ... | script supervisor |
| Ingrid Urich-Sass | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Michael DePue | ... | driver (as Mike Depue) |
| Jeremiah Hauser | ... | driver |
| Josh Hauser | ... | driver |
| Geoffrey Joseph | ... | driver |
| Chris Newell | ... | set decoration driver |
| Christopher Renfro | ... | transportation captain (as Chris Renfro) |
| Shelby Smith | ... | driver |
| Jared Robbins Transpoman | ... | transportation coordinator (as Jared Robbins) |
| Emmanuel Velasquez | ... | driver |
| Rodger Villery | ... | driver |
| Jessie Perez | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Stefanie Zoric | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Libby Alexander | ... | photo of Amanda Wendler and Libby Alexander courtesy of |
| Victor Arita | ... | caterer: D & R Catering |
| Ryan Barkauskas | ... | office production assistant |
| Travis Bauer | ... | assistant: Ms. Close |
| Jeff Berg | ... | adr actor |
| Erika Canchola | ... | production attorney: Ramo Law |
| Kevin Chalk | ... | assistant: Mr. Avnet |
| Dawn Fisher | ... | set medic |
| Matt Gellert | ... | set production assistant |
| Briana Goldberg | ... | set production assistant |
| Stephani Green | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Sara Hall | ... | stand-in |
| Deidre Hannah | ... | production coordinator |
| Rob Harmon | ... | runner |
| Lameese Hassen | ... | assistant: Ms. Grasic & Mr. Khanna |
| Edgar Hernandez | ... | caterer: D & R Catering |
| Catherine Johnson | ... | set production assistant |
| Tess Jones | ... | accounting clerk |
| Johnny Lafungia | ... | Production consultant |
| Christina Lee | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Kyle Leydier | ... | Productivity Media: Head of Development |
| Michelle Matule | ... | stand-in |
| Vida Nash | ... | craft service |
| Dana Nelson | ... | set production assistant |
| Samantha Newman | ... | production secretary |
| Msaada Nia | ... | adr actor (as M'saada Nia) |
| Sebastian Nicolau | ... | set production assistant |
| Maria Prieto | ... | assistant: Mr. Garcia |
| Zev F. Raben | ... | production attorney: Ramo Law (as Zev Raben) |
| Elsa Ramo | ... | Production Attorney |
| Erin Salmon | ... | studio teacher |
| Nicolas Keller Sarmiento | ... | set production assistant (as Nicolas Sarmiento) |
| Christina V. Silva | ... | assistant: Ms. Kunis |
| Robert Smith | ... | set medic |
| Michael Thompson | ... | key set production assistant |
| Marcelo Tubert | ... | adr actor |
| Tosha Williams | ... | craft service |
| Mandy Yaeger | ... | Completion Guarantor |
| James Yen | ... | payroll accountant |
| Peggy Yen | ... | production accountant |
| Ruth Zalduondo | ... | adr actor |
| Ashley Greyson | ... | marketing (uncredited) |
| Pia Patatian | ... | vice president: sales (uncredited) |
| K.C. Schrimpl | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Mandy Yaeger | ... | completion guarantor (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Neena Beber | ... | the director would like to thank |
| Pippin Close | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Martial Corneville | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Karen Graci | ... | the director would like to thank |
| Gail Mutrux | ... | the director would like to thank |
| Rick Pagano | ... | the director would like to thank |
| Patricia Riggen | ... | the director would like to thank |
| Nick Stahl | ... | the director would like to thank |
| Robin Swicord | ... | the director would like to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Aurora (2022) (Russia) (theatrical)
- DeAPlaneta (2020) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Vertical Entertainment (2021) (United States) (theatrical)
- Canal+ Polska (2022) (Poland) (tv)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2021) (Portugal)
- Nova Cinema (2022) (Greece) (tv)
- Universal Pictures (2021) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Vesta (2022) (Russia) (video)
Special Effects
- Imperial Creative (visual effects)
- Stitch (flame artist)
Other Companies
- AVID Technology (acknowledgement)
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance Brokers of California (insurance broker)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- City National Bank (banking services provided by)
- Cobblestone Studios (foley provided by)
- Entertainment Partners (payroll services provided by)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- G & J Grip (lighting and grip equipment provided by)
- Ramo Law (legal services provided by)
- SAG-AFTRA (acknowledgement)
- Smart Post West (sound facility)
- Sony (camera equipment provided by)
- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (acknowledgement)
- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.-C.L.C.)
- Writers Guild of America (WGA) (acknowledgement)
- ranspo Man (vehicles provided by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Bruised, abused, and on the verge of collapse, heroin-addled Molly shows up at the house of her heartbroken, long-suffering mother, Deb, seeking help. But ten painful years of estrangement, drug use, and addiction have taken a toll on the already fragile mother-and-daughter relationship. Because, so far, Molly has been through detox more than a dozen times, yet she still shows no signs of recovering. Now, a doctor offers Molly a shred of hope--a monthly shot of an opioid antagonist, a potent agent that prevents toxic substances from binding to the central nervous system. However, there's a catch: Molly must stay clean for four long, excruciating, faith-challenging days to receive the promising treatment. The question is, can Molly respond to Deb's tough love? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | As of 2021, Amanda Wendler (on whom this film was based) has been clean for 4 years. She and her mother Libby Alexander now advocate for addicts and their families. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Hustling the Hustler (1962). See more » |
| Soundtracks | At the Heels See more » |
| Crazy Credits | After the first few credits, an image appears with the caption: "And inspired by Amanda Wendler and Libby Alexander" See more » |
| Quotes |
Deb:
[after a nurse says drugs can't be mixed with the anti-drug shot]
No shit, Sherlock! See more » |