The lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - meet in tragedy. Years pass, and they must come to terms with themselves, and one another.
Acting
Renner's pre-stardom vulnerability; Driver's controlled collapse.
Writing
Nonlinear structure that earns its emotional arithmetic.
Direction
Oliver's patient restraint lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Charles Oliver
Minnie Driver
Ana
Jeremy Renner
Saul
Emily Harrison
Wendy
Rocky Marquette
Mark
Paul Schackman
Sam
Veronica Lauren
Female Patron
Louis Mandylor
Terrel
Allison Miller
Shoe Sales Girl
Bobby Coleman
Jesse
David Denman
Marty Nichols
Adam Rodriguez
Steven
Bill McKinney
Benjamin Gregor
Griff Furst
The Mechanic
Patrick Brennan
Incensed Man
Tom Schmid
Boss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 18 days on a shoestring budget; Renner took the role before The Hurt Locker made him a household name.
The film's restorative justice themes predate popular true-crime narratives about victim-offender dialogue by nearly a decade.
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