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Rabbit hole - Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Sandra Oh, John Cameron Mitchell

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Becca and Howie Corbett (Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart) are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss. Just eight months ago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted. Now, they are caught in a maze of memory, longing, guilt, recrimination, sarcasm and tightly controlled rage from which they cannot escape. While Becca finds pain in the familiar, Howie finds comfort. The shifts come in abrupt, unforeseen moments. Becca hesitantly opens up to her opinionated, loving mother (Dianne Wiest) and secretly reaches out to the teenager involved in the accident that changed everything (Miles Teller); while Howie lashes out and imagines solace with another woman (Sandra Oh). Yet, as off track as they are, the couple keeps trying to find their way back to a life that still holds the potential for beauty, laughter and happiness. The resulting journey is an intimate glimpse into two people learning to re-engage with each other and a world that has been tilted off its axis.

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Film drama loss parent grief emotion coping

Persons of interest

Nicole Kidman .... Becca Corbett
Aaron Eckhart .... Howie Corbett
Sandra Oh .... Gaby
Jon Tenney .... Rick
Dianne Wiest .... Nat
Mike Doyle .... Craig
Giancarlo Esposito .... Auggie
Tammy Blanchard .... Izzy
Miles Teller .... Jason
Patricia Kalember .... Peg
Julie Lauren .... Debbie
Phoenix List .... Danny Corbett
Ursula Parker .... Lilly
Sandi Carroll .... Abby
Jay Wilkison .... Gary
David Lindsay-Abaire .... Playwright
David Lindsay-Abaire .... Screenwriter
John Cameron Mitchell .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Golden Globes, USA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) 2011: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Nicole Kidman)

Studios and distributors:

Roadshow Films

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Theatrical report

Before I go into why I did not like this movie allow me to start by saying that Nicole Kidman deserves her Academy Award nomination. Absolutely stunning, there was not a whisper in the cinema during her performance. With a friend and myself situated in the very heart of the audience if you listened closely enough you could also hear the odd sniffle or tear falling and hitting the carpet. It was that quiet and for good reason, she had us all captivated with one of her finest performances in a VERY long time.

But there is a very good reason why one should never, EVER write a screen-play about this topic: it's too sad, nobody should ever have to consider outliving their child & the thought of doing so is far too depressing to hear about it from someone else. You've got a better chance of the audience enjoying the film (or appreciating its qualities) by making a holocaust movie & showing it to KKK members; or making a documentary on torture and showing it to the Camp Delta population.

This story should never have seen the light of day! Nobody should EVER be given the idea that they may outlive their child because "he chased a dog who chased a car". There was another aspect to this film that was not as convincing that I felt required further development or could have been the main focus: it was that of the young teen who was driving; I was convinced of their remorse at the actions they had done, how they attempted to reconcile with it after-the-fact and the impact it had made on their short existence.

This was the saddest & hardest film I have ever borne witness to and my most sincere apologies to everyone who went into the creation of this project; but I cannot in good conscience recommend this, the pain of the memory brings tears to my eyes as even now.

The drama movie Rabbit hole is directed by John Cameron Mitchell and stars Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Sandra Oh.