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Curfew

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 19m
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Shawn Christensen and Fatima Ptacek in Curfew (2012)
At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
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Having reached the lowest point in his life, a self-destructive man on the brink of demise receives an unexpected call from his estranged sister to look after her young daughter for the nigh... Read allHaving reached the lowest point in his life, a self-destructive man on the brink of demise receives an unexpected call from his estranged sister to look after her young daughter for the night. Could this be the beginning of a new reality?Having reached the lowest point in his life, a self-destructive man on the brink of demise receives an unexpected call from his estranged sister to look after her young daughter for the night. Could this be the beginning of a new reality?
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    • Director
      • Shawn Christensen
    • Writer
      • Shawn Christensen
    • Stars
      • Shawn Christensen
      • Fatima Ptacek
      • Kim Allen
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    • Director
      • Shawn Christensen
    • Writer
      • Shawn Christensen
    • Stars
      • Shawn Christensen
      • Fatima Ptacek
      • Kim Allen
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    • 20User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 21 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Shawn Christensen and Fatima Ptacek in Curfew (2012)
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    Shawn Christensen
    Shawn Christensen
    • Richie
    Fatima Ptacek
    Fatima Ptacek
    • Sophia
    Kim Allen
    Kim Allen
    • Maggie
    Dana Segal
    Dana Segal
    • Gabby
    Kirsten Holly Smith
    Kirsten Holly Smith
    • Cathy
    Helga Athineos
    • Lady
    Gino Patti
    Gino Patti
    • Bowler
    Emily Grace Buck
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    karen Eilbacher
    karen Eilbacher
    • Dancer
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    Mark Register
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    • Trivia
      Employed an unusual post production technique known as a "film intermediate". The film was shot digitally with a Red camera and after editorial was printed to 35mm negative stock and rescanned for a digital intermediate. The process adds realistic film grain and color to digitally shot films.
    • Quotes

      Sophia: Here's a list of appropriate places you're allowed to take me. If you take me somewhere that is not on the list there'll be hell to pay. Here's some money for you to spend on me and on me only. If you spend it on anything else - like drugs - there'll be hell to pay. You're not allowed in the apartment until you drop me off at ten-thirty. If I'm not back home by ten-thirty on the dot, there'll be hell to pay.

      Richie: Well, I'm glad we got that out of the way. My name is Richard and I am your uncle.

      Sophia: I don't care.

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    Watching Shawn Christensen's Academy Award-winning "Curfew", I was reminded of Wes Anderson's works. Similar cinematography and characters (but a very different plot). The short has a good balance of comedy and drama, focusing on topics as different as responsibility and suicide. I've been making an effort to see a lot of Academy Award-winning (or even nominated) short films recently, so I'm glad that I got to see this one. I recommend it.
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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hồi Trống Thu Không
    • Filming locations
      • Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Fuzzy Logic Pictures
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      • $50,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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