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82
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82
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81
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81
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80
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79
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78
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77
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75
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74
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74
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74
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74
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74
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69
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69
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64
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63
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54
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54
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52
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45
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42
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42
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40
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38
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36
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35
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28
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28
Surveillance
22
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18
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16
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xx
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xx
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xx
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Steel City
Truly Indie
MPAA RATING: R for language and brief drug use
Starring
John Heard,
Tom Guiry,
America Ferrera,
Clayne Crawford,
James McDaniel,
Laurie Metcalf,
and
Raymond J. Barry
In a small Midwestern town, when generations of men march off to the local steel mill every morning and find reprieve every night at the local tavern, the men of the Lee family are tormented their lives in stagnation. When the patriarch is out on a short furlough from jail, he must try and bring his damaged family back together, unburdening them of the decades of hurt and resentment he's caused. What he learns is you can never take back the past, but you can let go of it. (Truly Indie)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Brian Jun
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Brian Jun
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: May 25, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
95 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Nominated, Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic), 2006 Sundance Film Festival; Nominated, Best Supporting Male (Barry), 2007 Independent Spirit Awards

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Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Steel City could have used more rhythmic drive, but if Jun keeps weaving together characters this compelling, he could be a major film artist in the making.

80
The Hollywood Reporter
James Greenberg
The only misstep Jun makes, and it's hard to fault him given the budget, is the mediocre and at times heavy-handed use of music. Still, it's an unqualified success from the heartland.

75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
A quietly, somberly effective American indie drama.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Justin Berton
Steel City makes a valiant attempt to add some new tweaks to the genre best described as life-sucks-growing-up-in-a-mill-town.

75
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Steel City may be the only movie released this year that's so observant you can hear what the characters AREN'T saying.

75
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
One of the most hopeful movies I've seen recently--not just for its humane, realistic story line, but in its very being.

75
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Tasha Robinson
For the most part, they live life convincingly, in a refreshingly inward-looking, well-made film that's smart enough to stay small, and leave the car crashes to the big summer action movies.

70
Variety
David Rooney
Its honest, unshowy performances and textured depiction of life in a working-class community in a nowhere Southern Illinois town make this modest indie feature an affecting experience.

70
Chicago Reader
Joshua Katzman
Jun, a downstate native, has an ear for plainspoken dialogue and neither glamorizes nor patronizes his characters.

70
New York Magazine
David Edelstein
It has vivid characters, a strong sense of place, and a free-floating hopelessness that never precludes the possibility of meaningful action.

70
The New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
Mostly Mr. Jun's script is sharp, and Laurie Metcalf, James McDaniel, America Ferrera and Raymond J. Barry in supporting roles help keep the tale mesmerizing, in a small-scale sort of way.

63
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
A shaky but promising debut, Brian Jun's downbeat family drama is likely to make you feel a whole lot better about your own life.

60
Film Threat
Pete Vonder Haar
The movie's strength is in the performances. And they're enough to make Steel City worth a look.

50
Village Voice
Aaron Hillis
Whatever Steel City lacks in oomph or even originality, it at least breaks even with its working-class authenticity and unexpectedly well-rounded ensemble.

50
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Excellent performances by a good cast and a fairly authentic look at working-class struggles go only so far.


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