Trust (2010)

A teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator.

Director:

David Schwimmer

Writers:

Andy Bellin, Robert Festinger

Stars:

Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clive Owen	...	Will
Catherine Keener	...	Lynn
Liana Liberato	...	Annie
Jason Clarke	...	Doug Tate
Viola Davis	...	Gail Friedman
Chris Henry Coffey	...	Graham Weston
Spencer Curnutt	...	Peter
Aislinn DeButch	...	Katie
Noah Emmerich	...	Al Hart
Olivia Wickline	...	Louise
Zoe Levin	...	Brittany
Zanny Laird	...	Serena Edmonds
Yolanda Mendoza	...	Tanya
Shenell Randall	...	Alexa
Jordan Trovillion	...	Waitress

Storyline

A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie (Liana Liberato) meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend (Chris Henry Coffey) is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents (Clive Owen and Catherine Keener) are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.

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Plot Keywords:

lying about age | internet chat | father daughter relationship | teenager | internet grooming | 

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Taglines:

What took her family years to build, a stranger stole in an instant.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing material involving the rape of a teen, language, sexual content and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2011 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Blindes Vertrauen

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$58,214, 3 April 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$120,016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Millennium Films, Dark Harbor Stories

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based on a story written by David Schwimmer (uncredited). He was inspired by his 14 year association with The Rape Foundation.

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Goofs

Will states that Annie's new Macbook Pro has a hard drive with a 4 GB capacity. Drive capacities vary from model to model, but at minimum it would be over 100 GB. 4 GB is a typical amount of RAM for a Macbook Pro.

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Quotes

Gail Friedman: We can't control what happens to us or our loved ones. What happens when Annie goes to college?
Will: What are you saying?
Gail Friedman: People get hurt. There's only so much we can do to protect ourselves, our children. The only thing we can do is be there for each other when we do fall down to pick each other up.

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Crazy Credits

Chris Henry Coffey, who plays "Charlie," is billed as Graham Weston, the character's real name. The pictures he posts in the chat room to make Annie think he's 16 years old are of actor Tristan Peach, who is billed as Charlie in the credits..

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Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.1 (2011)

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Soundtracks

When You Stop
Written by Phonat (as Michele Balduzzi)
Performed by Phonat
Published by Wild Diesel (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Pacifica Music, LLC

User Reviews

Painful but necessary

As a father to a teenage girl, and one soon to become one, this movie was hard to watch. Took me 3 days to finish it, it was simply to horrifying and disgusting to witness how those sick bastards do their thing.

Now when that is said, I really value this movie. It is important and necessary. It is an eye-opener to all 'tweenie' and teen parents.

This movie should be mandatory in the treatment of pedophiles, to make them realize what they really are doing to their victims.

Finally I'd like to give full credit to the cast for outstanding acting, and to David Schwimmer for his courage to make this film. You did a good job David!