2014
Not Rated
Arbelos Films
1 h 12 m

2014
Not Rated
Arbelos Films
1 h 12 m

Summary Sarah (Sarah Small) leaves the city for the apparent safety of a Balkan music camp hidden deep in the California woods. Once there she reconnects with a former friend, Isolde (Isolde Chae-Lawrence) and does some hilariously foul-mouthed female bonding – until she finds herself growing attracted to a hunky male camper, Steph (Charlie Hews...

Directed By: Josephine Decker

Written By: Josephine Decker

2014
Not Rated
Arbelos Films
1 h 12 m

2014
Not Rated
Arbelos Films
1 h 12 m

Butter on the Latch

Name: Butter on the Latch
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 2014-11-14
Duration: 1 min 12 s
Rating: 60
Cast: Sarah Small, Isolde Chae-Lawrence, Charlie Hewson, Polly Tapia Ferber, Merita Halili

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Josephine Decker

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Village Voice

Nov 11, 2014

There are no jump-scares in this sensuous thriller, and the lack of anything corporeal on which to focus our unease only makes Butter on the Latch more darkly exhilarating.

By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Nov 13, 2014

The different techniques Decker uses — the improvised dialogue that feels like listening to one side of a phone conversation, the woozy cinematography and sound design, the disorienting editing — create a sense of claustrophobia. The film’s world is beautiful and scary, but also as intimate as a childhood sleepover.

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Variety

Nov 13, 2014

There’s something deeper — and deeply original — going on in Decker’s film that demands either a second viewing or a willingness to push past easy dismissal (certainly by conventional standards, the film seems hopelessly amateurish).

By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

The Dissolve

Nov 13, 2014

Decker’s style is experimental, but not abrasive, and Butter demonstrates her ability to retain an audience’s attention even when refusing to give them a clear story told in a traditional manner.

By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Nov 13, 2014

Butter on the Latch thrives on its casually true snapshots of confusion and connection.

By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

The Playlist

Nov 11, 2014

Decker is good at articulating sinister moods and unstable psyches, but anything resembling a cogent narrative is challenged.

By Rodrigo Perez FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 13, 2014

The film just looks a mess, apart from some of the rather pretty shots of banana slugs and redwoods. It doesn’t help that the characters, even accounting for how little developed they are, come across as entitled, self-absorbed brats, and that the very title is, on a first viewing, a complete enigma. At least it’s only 72 minutes long.

By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Third Room Productions

Release Date Nov 14, 2014

Duration 1 h 12 m

Rating Not Rated

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London Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland

• 1 Nomination

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Sarah

Isolde Chae-Lawrence

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Charlie Hewson

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Polly Tapia Ferber

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Merita Halili

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Carol Silverman

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