Pure

Name: Pure
Genre: Drama
Released: June 17, 2005
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 70

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Indican Pictures | Release Date: June 17, 2005 | R

Summary: Set in the East-End of London, Pure is a story about the bond between a mother, her children and the pull of drugs. (Indican Pictures)

Director: Gillies MacKinnon

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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Ella Taylor

Real kudos goes to Molly Parker, searing as a heroin-addicted mother immobilized by the death of her husband, and to a poised little boy named Harry Eden, who's astonishingly good as the 10-year-old son desperately trying to hold her to the straight and narrow. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

Pure's lively and colorful cinematic style turns a "downer" story about grim lives and desperation into a powerful love story. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Solid if unspectacular. Read full review

Gregory Kirschling

Pure belongs to Eden, a remarkably strong child actor, and Deadwood's Molly Parker, broken and affecting as his sweaty, gear-crazy mum. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Pure loses a bit of its nerve in the home stretch, but Eden's unforgettable performance alone makes it a compelling portrait of a smart young boy forced to grow up way too fast. Read full review

David Stratton

The film belongs to Eden, who creates a winning personality out of a combination of vulnerability, resourcefulness, toughness and fragility. It's an outstanding juvenile performance. Read full review

Carina Chocano

This is a conventional, well-acted, English working-class drama in the familiar realist style, but it does not attain anywhere near the level of artistry and imagination of a Ken Loach film. Read full review

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AugieS.

Sep 23, 2006

Beautiful Story, great acting

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FerencvanD.

Sep 20, 2005

Harry Eden alone makes this film a moving tribute to love and strength.

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