Nancy (2018)

Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.

Director:

Christina Choe

Writer:

Christina Choe

Stars:

Andrea Riseborough, Steve Buscemi, Ann Dowd

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Andrea Riseborough	...	Nancy Freeman
Steve Buscemi	...	Leo
Ann Dowd	...	Betty
John Leguizamo	...	Jeb
J. Smith-Cameron	...	Ellen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marinda Anderson	...	News Anchor
Jamie Angelle	...	News Anchor
Lorenzo Beronilla	...	Hospital Visitor
Owen Campbell	...	Jordan
Samrat Chakrabarti	...	Raj
Olli Haaskivi	...	Dr. Waters
René Ifrah	...	Jake Lee
James Karpowicz	...	Diner Patron
Virginia Kull	...	Deb Loden
Linda Kutrubes	...	Waitress

Storyline

Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.

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Plot Keywords:

missing child | dna test | mother daughter relationship | fake pregnancy | hunting accident | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Leguizamo and Andrea Riseborough also appeared together in Waco (2018)

User Reviews

Unconditionally loved it

The beginning of the movie was absorbingly unhurried, drawing you into the claustrophobic confines of antiheroine Nancy's (Andrea Riseborough) white bread world.

We witness her dysfunctional co-dependency with undemonstrative mother Betty (Ann Dowd, even dourer than in Handmaid). A poor excuse for a parent, she is the antonym of empowering of her offspring, discouraging downtrodden Nancy from trying, convinced she'll never succeed.

Riseborough impressively blends vulnerability and an innate dishonesty as this lost child-woman floundering on the outskirts of society cooking up interesting life experiences to swap like recipes in work lunch breaks, in an effort to convince everybody else that she's just like them.

When she wishful thinks herself the child kidnapped from dream parents Ellen (J. Smith-Cameron) and (Steve Buscemi) as a five-year-old, you cross your fingers and pray she's finally found where she belongs.

Ellen for me was the revelation in the piece, a picture of heartbreaking hope and desperate desire that this pretender's story prove true. The bond they forge is beautiful and visibly enriches them both. Smith-Cameron's face, betraying all her emotions, and her developing unconditional love for this would-be daughter reduce me to tears. Paul Raeburn's music helps to destroy me.

The film is full of ambiguities that intrigue rather than frustrate. Not much happens, in fact but we're allowed to watch a family drama play out and a soul adrift's quest for a safe mooring.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 August 2018 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Nancy

Filming Locations:

Liberty, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,056, 10 June 2018

Gross USA:

$80,115

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$92,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mental Pictures, EON Productions, XS Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1