''Nancy'' is a 2018 American

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written and directed by Christina Choe in her debut feature film. It stars

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, and Steve Buscemi. It had its world premiere at the

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on January 20, 2018. It was released on June 8, 2018, by

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Plot

Nancy Freeman is a thirty-something woman who lives with her elderly mother in

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. An aspiring short story writer whose submissions are routinely rejected, Nancy finds an outlet for her creativity and need for affection by running a blog in which she claims to be the grieving mother of a dead child. After her mother passes away, Nancy sees a news report about an elderly couple who have never given up the search for their daughter, who was kidnapped as a child thirty years prior. Noting a vague resemblance between herself and an

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of the couple's daughter, Nancy contacts them, claiming to have uncovered evidence that she was kidnapped and that she is, in fact, their child. As Nancy works her way into the couple's lives, she finds herself falling deeper into her own lies, with consequences for everyone she meets.

Cast

as Nancy Freeman * Steve Buscemi as Leo Lynch *

as Betty Freeman, Nancy's Mother *

as Jeb *

as Ellen Lynch, Leo's Wife *

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as Deb Loden * Owen Campbell as Jordan

Release

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2018. Shortly after,

acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released on June 8, 2018.

Reception

Box office

''Nancy'' grossed $80,115 in the United States and Canada and $11,885 in other territories for a worldwide total of $92,000.

Critical response

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, the film holds approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads, "''Nancy'' is an uncomfortable watch, but worth the effort thanks to Andrea Riseborough's central performance -- and writer-director Christina Choe's powerful empathy for her character's dangerously misguided choices."

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reports a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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