Take Shelter

    Genre
    Thriller, Drama
  • |
  • Runtime
    121 mins
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  • Rated
    R
  • |
  • Release Date
    2011
  • |
  • Countries
    USA
  • |
  • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Jeff Nichols
WRITTEN BY:
Jeff Nichols
CAST INCLUDES:
Kathy Baker, Jessica Chastain, Katy Mixon, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Michael Shannon (99 HOMES, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL) stars in sci-fi thriller TAKE SHELTER as a young father suffering from apocalyptic visions and hallucinations of a storm that threatens to tear apart his family, as he decides to build an emergency shelter to save their lives. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols (MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, MUD, A QUIET PLACE PART III), the New York Times calls the film "a quiet, relentless exploration of the latent (and not so latent) terrors that bedevil contemporary American life, a horror movie that will trouble your sleep not with visions of monsters but with a more familiar dread."

SYNOPSIS

When Curtis (Michael Shannon) begins having nightmares of an encroaching, apocalyptic storm, he refrains from telling his wife, Samantha (Jessica Chastain). To protect her and their six-year-old deaf daughter Hannah, Curtis starts focusing his anxiety and money into the obsessive building of a storm shelter. While Hannah’s healthcare and special needs education has resulted in financial struggle, Curtis’ seemingly inexplicable behavior concerns Samantha and provokes intolerance among co-workers, friends and neighbors. However, the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within the community doesn’t compare to Curtis’ private fear of what his disturbing dreams may truly signify.

Take Shelter

    Genre
    Thriller, Drama
  • |
  • Runtime
    121 mins
  • |
  • Rated
    R
  • |
  • Release Date
    2011
  • |
  • Countries
    USA
  • |
  • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Jeff Nichols
WRITTEN BY
Jeff Nichols
CAST INCLUDES
Kathy Baker, Jessica Chastain, Katy Mixon, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Michael Shannon (99 HOMES, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL) stars in sci-fi thriller TAKE SHELTER as a young father suffering from apocalyptic visions and hallucinations of a storm that threatens to tear apart his family, as he decides to build an emergency shelter to save their lives. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols (MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, MUD, A QUIET PLACE PART III), the New York Times calls the film "a quiet, relentless exploration of the latent (and not so latent) terrors that bedevil contemporary American life, a horror movie that will trouble your sleep not with visions of monsters but with a more familiar dread."

When Curtis (Michael Shannon) begins having nightmares of an encroaching, apocalyptic storm, he refrains from telling his wife, Samantha (Jessica Chastain). To protect her and their six-year-old deaf daughter Hannah, Curtis starts focusing his anxiety and money into the obsessive building of a storm shelter. While Hannah’s healthcare and special needs education has resulted in financial struggle, Curtis’ seemingly inexplicable behavior concerns Samantha and provokes intolerance among co-workers, friends and neighbors. However, the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within the community doesn’t compare to Curtis’ private fear of what his disturbing dreams may truly signify.