Synopsis
After his mother’s sudden death, a young boy disappears into the deep woods of upstate New York and takes up with an unpredictable and mysterious drifter.
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Cast
- Silas YelichAtticus
- Lili TaylorNicole
- Peter ScanavinoCarter
- Maggie LowMaggie
- Nick SandowForeman
- John VentimigliaJackson
- Sean CrespoCop
- Tom GilroyTom
- Trace HendersonAddison
- Brian McCormickRichard
Recommendations
- 88
RogerEbert.com
The Cold Lands is less a story than an experience, and that, as such, anything one might say about it could be considered a spoiler. - 80
Village Voice
In the thoughtful and touching coming-of-age tale The Cold Lands, writer-director Tom Gilroy examines self-reliance as a philosophy and way of life. - 67
The A.V. Club
Burdened with tangential musings, The Cold Lands is at its most effective when grappling with those who believe themselves so self-reliant that they refuse help from anyone—be it government, charity, or just a well-meaning friend. - 60
The Dissolve
The Cold Lands goes flat in this middle section. Gilroy’s visual style is strong, but he doesn’t frame the images to chart Atticus’ development, and Yelich, whose only previous screen experience is starring in the video Gilroy directed for R.E.M.’s “It Happened Today,” doesn’t suggest what’s going on beneath the layers of trauma and withdrawal. - 60
The New York Times
The Cold Lands feels as if it were just taking hold when it reaches the end of the road. - 40
New York Daily News
The Cold Lands is aimless and dull, but has a rich tone and upstate authenticity.
