Furlough (2018) (original) (raw)
When an inmate is granted one weekend out of prison to see her dying mother, a rookie correction officer struggles to keep her under control.
When an inmate is granted one weekend out of prison to see her dying mother, a rookie correction officer struggles to keep her under control. (less)
Director: Laurie Collyer
Writer: Barry Strugatz
Starring: Melissa Leo, Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, Erik Griffin, Edgar Ram�rez, La La Anthony
Producer: Jen Gatien
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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 21, 2018
7 / 10
�Furlough� is a simple picture. While it takes on some complicated feelings involving betrayal and frustration, the feature itself has relatively small dramatic goals for itself, forgoing a big push of conflict for smaller, quirkier asides to keep the main characters in a state of unrest for 80 minutes. Director Laurie Collyer and Barry Strugatz manage the essentials in characterization well, and while they don�t reach for an expansive overview of crime and punishment, they secure important areas of personality and humor. They also have thespian talents in Melissa Leo and Tessa Thompson to lea ...read more...
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