Bare (2015)

A young girl in Nevada becomes romantically involved with a female drifter who introduces her to a life of stripping, drugs, and metaphysical experiences that teach her what happens when real life catches up with dark fantasy.

Director:

Natalia Leite

Writer:

Natalia Leite

Stars:

Dianna Agron, Paz de la Huerta, Chris Zylka

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dianna Agron	...	Sarah Barton
Paz de la Huerta	...	Pepper
Chris Zylka	...	Haden
Louisa Krause	...	Lucille Jacobs
Mary Price Moore	...	Linda Barton
Alexandra Roxo	...	Ginger
Lora Martinez-Cunningham	...	Jaz
Kelly Pittman	...	Diana
Travis Hammer	...	Billy
Kelley Lewallen	...	Jenny
Luis Bordonada	...	Carlos
Anthony Michael Jarvis	...	Jack
James Burnett	...	Casey
Hank Rogerson	...	John Woodley
J.D. Garfield	...	Terry

Storyline

A young girl in Nevada becomes romantically involved with a female drifter who introduces her to a life of stripping, drugs, and metaphysical experiences that teach her what happens when real life catches up with dark fantasy.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | topless | lesbian sex | lesbian relationship | drifter | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Обнаженная

Filming Locations:

Moriarty, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Purple Milk, Indion Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dianna Agron worked in disguise at the same strip club (that caters primarily to truckers) featured in the movie before filming began. She introduced herself as a Texan visiting a cousin who lived nearby and took ballet training to dance in a particular way. She got to pick her own music to dance to (songs like "Mezzanine" by Massive Attack and "Hey Now" by London Grammar).

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Goofs

In the fast food restaurant scene when Jenny gets angry at her boyfriend for burping in her face, she gets up and leaves angrily. He gets up and follows her, leaving trash on the table (cup, napkins, etc). In the very next shot, the table is completely clean.

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Quotes

Pepper: I've done... a lot of things. And I, I have a lot to learn. But, you know, I would say: one thing that I've learned, that's true, is that if you don't make your own choices in life, the world will make them for you.

User Reviews

The story of trying desperately to get out of small town life

I caught this on NetFlix last night. I thought it was good, a good movie that tells the story very well and with excellent acting. I had never seen any of the actors before and was pleasantly surprised. This is a character drama without much action besides the interpersonal drama which I enjoy but maybe isn't for everyone.

The story will resonate with anyone who grew up in a small town and was bored and frustrated by that limited existence. Sarah Barton works at the grocery store, is bored with her job and her life, and looks around at all of the people still in the town and can't imagine growing up and living here her whole life. Her mother and boyfriend are in town but they don't do much to help her tolerate it. She wants something to happen in her life but doesn't know how to go about it.

In drifts Pepper, a classic charismatic drifter with a dark side, who befriends Sarah and leads her into a sordid world of striptease, sex and drugs.

I thought the interplay between the two leads was excellent and they clearly had chemistry and played their parts so well it didn't seem like acting at all. A scene near the end (no spoilers) where they both know they're lying to each other but are both pretending that they're not was played extremely well.

The scenes, supporting actors, and even costumes were so perfect for rural small town America that it was possible to believe every detail of the story.

The ending, while not completely "uncompromising" was satisfying and I thought both hopeful and realistic.

Overall a good movie.