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Marriage is a coffin. The internet is a shovel. She wants to be buried alive.
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Downloading Nancy (2008)

psychosexual slow-burnsuburban dreademotional demolition

Overview

DramaRomanceThriller

When Albert Stockwell comes home from work one day he finds a note from his wife of 15 years, Nancy, saying she has gone to see friends. After waiting several days, Albert realizes that his wife is missing. Nancy has met her salvation on the Internet in the form of Louis Farley. Nancy and Louis, both wounded souls, take comfort in one another through e-mail, pictures, and promises of perverse sexual encounters.

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internetdepressionsuicidetherapistchildhood traumasexual abuseinfidelitychild sexual abusetherapyhousewife+5 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Maria Bello's devastating, committed unraveling

Direction

Johan Renck's clinical, music-video precision

Score

Björk collaborator's suffocating sound design

Best for:Solo: When you want to sit alone in silence afterwards·Date Night: Only if you're testing the relationship's breaking point
Heads up:Disturbing: Graphic self-harm and negotiated violence as intimacy·Triggers: Childhood sexual abuse depicted through fragmented memory
Johan Renck

Director

Johan Renck

ReleasedJan 21, 2008
Runtime1h 37m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$3M·Revenue$20K
World Premiere Entertainment
Tule River Films

Top Cast

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Nancy Stockwell

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Albert Stockwell

Jason Patric

Jason Patric

Louis Farley

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Carol

Michael Nyqvist

Michael Nyqvist

Stan

David Lawrence Brown

David Lawrence Brown

Billy Ringel

Sunny Doench

Sunny Doench

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Trivia

Johan Renck directed the film between music videos for Madonna and David Bowie, bringing his signature sterile aesthetic to domestic horror.

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