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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cinema Epoch
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cinema Epoch
  • 1 h 42 m
A Proper Violence

Summary After being released from prison, Morgan Edwards is striving for change and searching for a new life. Desperate for connection, he accompanies three strangers into the woods, and is forced to confront the demons of his past. When it is revealed that his new-found friends are connected to his alleged crimes, redemption becomes secondary ...

Directed By: Chris Faulisi, Matt Robinson

Written By: Charlie Baker, Matt Robinson, Chris Faulisi

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cinema Epoch
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cinema Epoch
  • 1 h 42 m

A Proper Violence

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary After being released from prison, Morgan Edwards is striving for change and searching for a new life. Desperate for connection, he accompanies three strangers into the woods, and is forced to confront the demons of his past. When it is revealed that his new-found friends are connected to his alleged crimes, redemption becomes secondary ...

Directed By: Chris Faulisi, Matt Robinson

Written By: Charlie Baker, Matt Robinson, Chris Faulisi

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Aug 25, 2011
That it eventually - if barely - succeeds is due more to the resilience of its actors than to the discipline of its makers.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 23, 2011
Scrappy college-age filmmakers Chris Faulisi and Matt Robinson do a commendable job of establishing tone and tension in their debut feature, but things fall apart when words and feelings start to flow.
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Aug 23, 2011
Weakly developed characters, a lack of substantive tension and an ending that's more startling than sound round out the minuses of this earnestly motivated but undercooked morality tale.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
25
Aug 22, 2011
There's absolutely no fresh perspective here; just more juiceless samplings of what's already been cooked to death.
By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Red Wolf Films
Release Date Aug 26, 2011
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Any plan can backfire
Website http://www.aproperviolence.com/
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