Synopsis
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
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Cast
- Vera FarmigaIrene Morrison
- Hugh DillonBob
- Clint JordanSteve Morrison
- Caridad 'La Bruja' De La LuzLucy
- Jasper DanielsBen Morrison
- Taylor FoxhallJason Morrison
- Giles PenderghastPet Store Clerk
- Terry McKennaGene
- Richard LieskeRichard
- Hector VasquezHector
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
Down to the Bone emerges with an aura of authenticity so strong as to be mesmerizing, thanks to a superior script brought to life with infallibly natural performances. - 80
L.A. Weekly
Quietly devastating. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
A quietly harrowing chronicle of addiction and fragile recovery anchored by Vera Farmiga's intense performance. - 75
New York Post
Writer-director Debra Granik has found a star, and wisely builds every scene around Farmiga's character. - 70
Film Threat
Strong performances from Vera Farmiga and Hugh Dillon keep things from becoming overdramatic. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
This is a performance without the histrionics and emotional outbursts that accompany most portrayals of addiction. This feels closer to the truth. - 70
Variety
First-time feature director's disciplined objectivity is coupled with humanism in this collaboration with a gifted cast and cinematographer. The artistic success, though, may be a bit too cool. - 70
Village Voice
Like Catherine Hardwicke's "Thirteen," this film has an ear for the way moms talk to kids, a sensitivity to drug-sweetened intimacies, and an appreciation of the urgent nuance, not just the comedy, of recovery-speak.
