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Down to the Bone

(2005)
R In Theaters 11/25/2005 , 110min.
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Plot & Details

Independent filmmaker Debra Granik makes her feature debut with the drama Down to the Bone, based on her award-winning short Snake Feed. Vera Farmiga stars as Irene, a working-class mother living in upstate New York. She struggles to keep her marriage together and raise two sons while keeping her cocaine addiction a secret. Hoping to make a change in her life, she tries to kick her drug habit. However, this proves even more difficult with the oncoming winter and a developing affair. Also starring Hugh Dillon and Clint Jordan, Down to the Bone premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Run Time: 110min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 11/25/2005
  • DVD Release Date: 10/31/2006
  • Distributor(s): Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • Director(s): Debra Granik
  • Starring: Vera Farmiga , Hugh Dillon , Clint Jordan , Caridad de la Luz , Jasper Moon Daniels
  • Themes: Infidelity,Drug Addiction
  • Tone: Compassionate,Downbeat,Intimate,Wintry,Bleak,Gritty
  • Keywords: cocaine,drug-addiction,extramarital-affair,working-class
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (11-25-2005)
  • Language: English
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