2008 · drama · supernatural
Sleepwalking
Directed by William Maher1h 41m2008
When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James. Joleen soon runs off with a truck driver, and James is unable to meet his responsibilities. After Child Protective Services takes possession of Tara, James abducts her from a foster home, and the two travel from California to Utah, where his abusive father lives.
Our read: Sleepwalking (2008) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / supernatural, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- heavy
- measured
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