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  • 2020
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2020
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m
End of Sentence

Summary After being widowed, Frank Fogle (John Hawkes) reluctantly embarks on a journey to honor his wife's last wish of spreading her ashes in a remote lake in her native Ireland and a promise of taking his estranged son, Sean (Logan Lerman), along for the trip. Between a disconcerting Irish wake, the surfacing of an old flame, the pick up of a...

Directed By: Elfar Adalsteins

Written By: Michael Armbruster

  • 2020
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2020
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m

End of Sentence

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary After being widowed, Frank Fogle (John Hawkes) reluctantly embarks on a journey to honor his wife's last wish of spreading her ashes in a remote lake in her native Ireland and a promise of taking his estranged son, Sean (Logan Lerman), along for the trip. Between a disconcerting Irish wake, the surfacing of an old flame, the pick up of a...

Directed By: Elfar Adalsteins

Written By: Michael Armbruster

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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85
May 28, 2020
Hawkes and Lerman are subtle, naturalistic performers who spin gold out of settings that could easily seem clichéd. You pretty much know that these guys are on the road to understanding, acceptance and reconciliation, but they fill in the details so quietly and surely that the deep ruts put in this road by a thousand other movies barely matter.
By Steve Pond FULL REVIEW
83
May 29, 2020
Adalsteins demonstrates a mastery of restraint, a rare ability to hold back emotions so that when they come, they pour forth like a broken dam.
By Asher Luberto FULL REVIEW
83
May 27, 2020
Casually cathartic at times, cathartically casual at others, this affecting little film about fathers and sons knows that some wounds never heal, but it’s never too late to stop the bleeding.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
75
May 29, 2020
End of Sentence, a road trip film that starts in Alabama and ends in Ireland, is another performance to place in Hawkes' "All Time Best" file, a drawer so stuffed by this point that you can barely get the damned thing closed.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
75
May 28, 2020
This is lovely little gem.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
60
May 4, 2021
Elfar Adalsteins’ directorial debut captures well-trodden paths with fresh eyes.
By Phuong Le FULL REVIEW
60
May 28, 2020
Hawkes is terrific with a softer-edged character than we’re used to seeing from the actor (“Deadwood,” “Winter’s Bone”). He’s heartbreaking in scenes where disappointment and resignation play across his face. Lerman is a fine foil, energizing scenes with his edgy impatience and willingness to be unlikable for the majority of the film.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW

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7.4
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Production Company Berserk Films, Sighvatsson Films, Samson Films, Rocket Science, Icelandic Film Center, Icelandic Film Fund
Release Date May 29, 2020
Duration 1 h 36 m
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Awards

Edda Awards, Iceland
• 2 Nominations
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Humanitas Prize
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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