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Una

R Released Oct 6, 2017 1h 36m Drama TRAILER for List
76% Tomatometer 110 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A young woman's confrontation with a man from her past threatens to derail his new life and her stability.
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Una's well-matched leads bring an uncomfortable story fearlessly to life, keeping the movie consistently gripping as it navigates the tricky journey from stage to screen.

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Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times It's at once talky yet emotionally remote, and while posing a risky set of questions about sexual abuse, power and relationships, the experience is an unsatisfactory and draining slog. May 11, 2020 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) It's a difficult film, and at times an ambiguous one. And appropriately so, because it's Una's film. Rated: 4/5 May 11, 2020 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone Una is a film of seismic shocks built to make an audience squirm. Mission accomplished. Rated: 2.5/4 May 11, 2020 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Lurches headlong into controversial territory, unflinchingly presenting a painful story that offers no easy answers. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 1, 2021 Full Review Luke Gorham In Review Online [Una] mostly succeeds, thanks to fine acting and a smart reconstruction of its source's setting. Aug 13, 2020 Full Review Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review In particular, Mendelsohn is a wonder to behold, moving from guilty to lovestruck to terrified. May 20, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dani G Just "Meh". Interesting thematic, but failed development. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/27/23 Full Review Rain O This is a slow unraveling burn with an unsatisfying ending but despite that it kept me engaged and each scene was nicely timed and never feeling rushed or overstretched. The movie most consists of only has 2 actors and 1 supporting main and they all were excellent. This movie excelled at showing the disturbing complexities in feelings and emotions that can result from a hunter prey relationship. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/06/23 Full Review Gareth v A good movie that is an uncomfortable watch at times. Mara & Mendelsohn are great in the lead roles. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/23 Full Review isla s This is a somewhat hard hitting film about a tough, fairly taboo subject - child abuse. Its sobering and perhaps thought provoking at times. It mainly concentrates on the victims side of the story - quite rightly so, although I suppose it inevitably leaves the viewer with unanswered questions. I felt aspects of the plot weren't fully developed which was a shame as for the most part, like I say it was quite hard hitting. The performances are quite good and so I'd say its worth a watch but it certainly isn't perfect either. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review AFAN O Rooney Mar and Ben Mendelsohn deliver strong performances in this disturbing and twisted film about sexual abuse. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/22 Full Review tina m I liked this movie because it was tightly written and held together, and the topic is brand new, no cliches that I can tell. I would like to see more movies which explore in depth relationships between men and women, of whatever nature. In thinking about the movie, there is one question I have about verisimilitude, and that is, from my own life experience, a female adolescent is not likely to actually have enjoyment from the full sex experience the first time she experiences it. In fact, I believe it would take a number of experiences to come to that. So the part where she said she felt so wonderful afterward did not ring true to me at all. Only one other critique I have is that the movie was too short for a movie. I would have liked seeing more of the actors, even though it ended at its natural end. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Meadowland 92% 65% Meadowland TRAILER for Meadowland You're Not You 48% 70% You're Not You Remember My Name 70% 40% Remember My Name Indignation 81% 74% Indignation TRAILER for Indignation James White 92% 70% James White TRAILER for James White Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman's confrontation with a man from her past threatens to derail his new life and her stability.
Director
Benedict Andrews
Producer
Maya Amsellem, Patrick Daly, Jean Doumanian
Screenwriter
David Harrower
Distributor
Swen Releasing
Production Co
BRON Studios, Jean Doumanian Productions, Film4
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 6, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 2, 2018
Runtime
1h 36m
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