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  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 46 m

Summary Norman (Brenton Thwaites), a young deputy, covers up a murder to save his reckless brother Ray (Ben Robson). As the walls close in and threaten Norman's marriage to Frances (Alycia Debnam-Carey), the truth dares to tear the brothers apart.

Directed By: Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz

Written By: Michael Arkof

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 46 m

A Violent Separation

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
28
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Norman (Brenton Thwaites), a young deputy, covers up a murder to save his reckless brother Ray (Ben Robson). As the walls close in and threaten Norman's marriage to Frances (Alycia Debnam-Carey), the truth dares to tear the brothers apart.

Directed By: Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz

Written By: Michael Arkof

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60
May 17, 2019
If the directors scaled back on the needlessly-complex tale and tightened the reigns, and if screenwriter Michael Arkof sharpened his dialogue (“I’m a deputy, not a vigilante!” Norm yells shrilly, before absconding to his trailer), they may have had something truly special here.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW
38
May 14, 2019
You get what the filmmakers were going for, even if they can’t quite bring themselves to trimming this down to the leaner, less cluttered neo noir it wants to be.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
30
May 17, 2019
Unfortunately, the themes don't resonate in sufficiently powerful fashion to compensate for the film's sluggish pacing and strained melodramatics.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
30
May 16, 2019
These kind of indie neo-noirs can be little gems when done well. Here though, directors Kevin and Michael Goetz and screenwriter Michael Arkof have delivered something largely devoid of style or narrative tension.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Catapult Entertainment Group, Cliffbrook Films, Needle's Eye Productions, Productivity Media, Third Law Productions, Knight Shamrock Pictures
Release Date May 17, 2019
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://screenmediafilms.net/productions/details/2789/A-Violent-Separation
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