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Soft in the Head

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Maury, the owner of a shelter, watches out for Natalia, a wayward young woman, and tries to sidestep the turmoil following in her wake.

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Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 04/17/2014
The movie impresses, maintaining a sense of anxiety through tight shots and a sound design that favors overlapping voices and constant clatter. Go to Full Review Farran Smith Nehme New York Post 04/17/2014
1/4
"Soft in the Head'' is drab, ramshackle stuff - up in everyone's face, and finding very little there. Go to Full Review Ela Bittencourt Slant Magazine 04/17/2014
3.5/4
Nathan Silver captures the young-adult experience, particularly the agony of first sexual pangs, in films that deftly mix beguilement and repulsion. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/30/2019
It's a film that's sad, funny, and features a slew of characters difficult to like as they're viciously realistic in that they seem wholly incapable of making decisions to benefit themselves. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lee B. @Elenaferrante Feb 1 Interesting character study without condescension or judgement of mental illness,alcoholism and family dysfunction. Fantastic acting and funny at times. The randomness of familiarity that only happens in nyc . I really liked this film. See more 07/05/2018 Soft in the Head is creative in its cinematography and writing, but I could not get past the bitterly unsympathetic portrayal of the main character. We are shown how horrible she is repeatedly, but never really understand why. It almost feels as if the director/writer is angry with her, even with the title of the movie. She exists not so much for her own life but to mess up the lives of others. See more 06/18/2015 Nathan Silver creates a fully realized chaotic, messy and unpredictable world that all but comes totally unhinged. Although the intention seems unfocused, he approaches his two primary characters in such with such steadfast commitment that lack of narrative focus actually ends up being an asset. The movie is reminiscent of a 1970's rambling experimental film. The difference is is that the whole film is so well contained. An unexpected and riveting study of madness that is only silenced in the film's final moments. See more Read all reviews
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Nathan Silver

Director

Theodore Bouloukos

David

Julie Marcus

Julie Ball

Ed Ryan

Maury Kane

Jayson Simba

Carl

Bruce Smolanoff

Charlie
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Movie Info

Synopsis Maury, the owner of a shelter, watches out for Natalia, a wayward young woman, and tries to sidestep the turmoil following in her wake.
Director
Nathan Silver
Producer
Lynn Truong
Screenwriter
Kia Davis, Nathan Silver, Cody Stokes
Production Co
Konec Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2017
Runtime
1h 12m
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