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Steal Away

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A teenager forms an intense bond with a refugee taken in by her family. As their obsessive relationship deepens, she becomes enamored with the refugee's lifestyle, leading to desire, jealousy, and a world that is not as it appears.

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Sarah-Tai Black Globe and Mail 1d
Buoyed by a fantastic cast and wholly attentive cinematography and costuming, Steal Away puts itself in the unenviable position of having to narratively settle up dense thematics. Go to Full Review
Murtada Elfadl Variety Sep 25
There is a difference between trying to start a conversation by not stating the obvious and staying so opaque that a dialogue never even starts. “Steal Away” leans towards the latter. Go to Full Review
Marya E. Gates RogerEbert.com Sep 15
The film’s script combines an examination of how structural and historical racism breeds a culture of abuse and generational trauma with an exploration of women’s complex, and often hurtful, relationship with our own bodies. Go to Full Review
Eric Marchen Rogers TV 22h
C-
You’re never quite sure what direction Virgo gave to editor Jorge Weisz, since individual sequences-sometimes surreal, other moments campy-struggle to meld thematically. Go to Full Review
Courtney Small Cinema Axis 1d
An absorbing and thought-provoking work, Steal Away will spark plenty of discussion. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 3d
3.5/5
A story of obsession, desire, jealousy, and hidden family secrets, Steal Away is a thinker, a movie that values subtlety, that you’ll mull over after the end credits have rolled. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenager forms an intense bond with a refugee taken in by her family. As their obsessive relationship deepens, she becomes enamored with the refugee's lifestyle, leading to desire, jealousy, and a world that is not as it appears.
Director
Clement Virgo
Producer
Damon D'Oliveira, Peter De Maegd, Tom Hameeuw, Clement Virgo
Screenwriter
Clement Virgo, Tamara Berger
Production Co
Conquering Lion Pictures, Potemkino
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 53m