The Retrieval (2013)

On the outskirts of the U.S. Civil War, a boy is sent north by his bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

Director:

Chris Eska

Writer:

Chris Eska

Stars:

Ashton Sanders, Tishuan Scott, Keston John

9 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashton Sanders	...	Will
Tishuan Scott	...	Nate
Keston John	...	Marcus
Bill Oberst Jr.	...	Burrell
Christine Horn	...	Rachel
Alfonso Freeman	...	Isaac
Raven Nicole LeDeatte	...	Abby (as Raven LeDeatte)
Jonathan Brooks	...	Royce
Jody Stelzig	...	Chasing Cavalryman
Sam Pullin	...	Ryan
Eugene Smith	...	Store Clerk
Brenda Kuciemba	...	Abolitionist Woman
Charissa Jarrett	...	Runaway Slave
Richard Rashad Romeo III	...	Runaway Slave
Henry J. Smith III	...	Runaway Slave

Storyline

On the outskirts of the U.S. Civil War, a boy is sent north by his bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

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Plot Keywords:

american civil war | boy | bounty hunter | civil war | violence | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

September Morning

Filming Locations:

Gonzales, Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,683, 21 March 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$50,257, 28 September 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arts+Labor, Doki-Doki Productions, Sixth Street Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Chris Eska has a history of working with non-professionals, so in searching for someone to play the role of the boy Will, the filmmakers looked extensively at every school within 200 miles of their base in Gonzales, Texas, and auditioned four to five hundred kids locally (at 0:35:50 in the DVD commentary). Regardless, they found Ashton Sanders in "the most boring way possible, which was through a regular casting call" in Los Angeles. Ashton's agent submitted him and he came to at least two callbacks (at 0:48:00 in the DVD 'SAG Foundation Conversations').

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Goofs

At 1:04:30 when Will and Nate are returning, Will wakes up and there is no Nate. Behind him there is a tree with water bottle hanging. When Nate shows up on the tree there is a white bag hanging in the same place.

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Quotes

Nate: I saw you talkin to tat gal back there. Ever ad a gal o your own?
Will: No.
Nate: Don't. They trouble.
Will: Not all o em.
Nate: Yeaa, all o em
[5 second pause]
Nate: But they werth it.
Will: [smiles]

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Soundtracks

This Is Not A Cloud
Written and Performed by Yellow 6
Courtesy of Jon Attwood

User Reviews

It's not the usual slavery era movie

I was initially hesitant to see this movie at first because I mistakenly figured this would be just another movie with the main focus on just the horrors of slavery , but I am glad I did. It does depict some of the aspects of slavery in America, but it also focuses on another aspect that was never or seldom covered in other movies.

The interactions between the main characters; especially between Nate and Will, and their journey are what really make this film. It does have a couple of weaknesses in the story, but overall it is worth seeing.

After the movie, we were treated to a Q & A session with Mr. Tishuan Scott, who plays Nate in the movie, which added more to understanding some of the background in the making of the movie.