Holler

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Holler

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Released Jun 11, 2021

1h 31m

Drama

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In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are dying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards during the day and stealing valuable metal from the once thriving factories at night. With her goal in sight, Ruth finds that the ultimate cost for an education for a girl like her may be more than she bargained for, and she soon finds herself torn between a promising future and the family she would leave behind.

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Critics Consensus

It's hard not to hear echoes of similarly desperate stories, but Holler drowns them out with strong performances and palpable empathy.

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Nell Minow

AWFJ.org

Jessica Barden gives a performance of great sensitivity and subtlety in Holler, an evocative depiction of the Sisyphus-like experience of poverty in a depressed economy.

Jan 10, 2022

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Siddhant Adlakha

Observer

Holler is a gorgeously-textured exploration of the way ruthless corporatism trickles down through each layer of a country, and a system, until it falls on the shoulders of a young girl and obscures her future. Jessica Barden pens sonnets with her silence.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 20, 2021

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Miss Barden is just wonderful in this movie, but so is everyone else.

Jun 15, 2021

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Brandon Stanwyck

InSession Film

Nicole Riegel’s rendering of this region comes from a visceral heartfelt connection to this place, her home...

Rated: A

Jul 15, 2024

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

A thoughtful look at steadfast determination — and the emotional weight of striving beyond what your family can offer.

Feb 13, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

it offers a clear-eyed undiluted vision of living under the poverty line. It’s gritty, authentic, and without a ounce of pretense.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Rob H

Brilliantly understated, the viewer gets to feel like a voyeur in this rich slice of life film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/22

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jason t

Really good. Winter's Bone light.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Authentic and genuine in both look and portrayals that don't try and patronize the audience or whine about anything so.... those are positives.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

The acting made it for me.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Well made and well acted 2.6. A little too realistic and boring for my taste but I’m sure it paints a great picture of the area

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/03/22

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Audience Member

Fantastic, heartwarming Anything John Krasinski directs is magnificent

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are dying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards during the day and stealing valuable metal from the once thriving factories at night. With her goal in sight, Ruth finds that the ultimate cost for an education for a girl like her may be more than she bargained for, and she soon finds herself torn between a promising future and the family she would leave behind.

Director: Nicole Riegel
Producer: Katie McNeill, Jamie Patricof, Christy Spitzer, Rachel Gould, Adam Cobb
Screenwriter: Nicole Riegel
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Hunting Lane Films, Level Forward, Feigco Entertainment
Rating: R (Language and Sexual References)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.5K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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