''Here'' is a 2011 American drama adventure film directed by Braden King who also co-wrote the movie with Dani Valent. The film stars Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal.

Synopsis

Will Shepard (Foster), a solitary young man who lives in the

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, travels to

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to undertake a mapping survey in the rural areas of the country to confirm ground features and coordinates with GPS

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data. There he meets Gadarine Nazarian (Azabal), a spirited Armenian ex-pat and professional photographer, who has returned home to face family issues. She decides to accompany Will on his journey, acting as his interpreter, while taking photographs too. They fall in love as they wander the countryside. Their affair lasts several days, but he has to move on.

Production

The film was shot on location in Armenia. After filming of the movie ended, five members of the cast and crew, including Ben Foster, got tattooed with the letters T.I.A., which stand for This Is Armenia.

Reception

''Here'' garnered mostly positive reviews and currently holds a 71% positive rating on

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based on 13 reviews.

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of ''

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'' said of the film, "''Here'', filmed by Lol Crowley, is still a stunner. Flawed as it is, I admire it immensely."

Awards and nominations

2011 Berlin Film Festival The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the President of the Jury. The Coen Brothers film ''True Grit (2010 film), True Grit'' opened the festival. 300,000 tick ...

**Special Jury Prize (Won) *2012

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**Best Cinematography: Lol Crowley (Nominated)

References

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