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The Bellwether

Play trailer Poster for The Bellwether Released Feb 12, 2019 1h 26m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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To the outside world Joanne is just a bookstore owner, but The Conspiracy knows she is more than that. She's dangerous, and she's a bellwether: a quiet leader who is well on her way to becoming her whole self. When she is kidnapped, it is discovered that she is something so much more than even she ever knew.

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Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter A fascinating if ultimately failed exercise in histrionics and social commentary. Feb 19, 2019 Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times "The Bellwether" suffers from intense self-importance; and too much of the film consists of the heroine defending her life and rebutting her torturer with familiar feminist/humanist talking-points. Feb 14, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This reminded me of mental breakdown movies from the 70s: overwrought, straining at the seams with meaningful images that are easily forgettable. This one-woman performance is a valiant effort and Alex Reid turns in several choice scenes, but it all goes to support the movie-craft axiom that "Nobody really knows the movie the director is making." This feels like a worthwhile short film that is padded out to feature-length running time. A deft editor could cut this down to a coherent 20 minutes. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member While I am somewhat biased, I think this is a great movie and we need more like this - with a strong female protagonist. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Christopher Morrison

Director

Christopher Morrison

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Christopher Morrison

Screenwriter

Ioana Matei

Executive Producer

Juri Koll

Producer

Christopher Morrison

Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis To the outside world Joanne is just a bookstore owner, but The Conspiracy knows she is more than that. She's dangerous, and she's a bellwether: a quiet leader who is well on her way to becoming her whole self. When she is kidnapped, it is discovered that she is something so much more than even she ever knew.
Director
Christopher Morrison
Producer
Juri Koll, Christopher Morrison
Screenwriter
Christopher Morrison
Distributor
Giant Interactive
Production Co
Reality +
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 12, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 13, 2019
Runtime
1h 26m