''Somewhere Slow'' is a 2013 American
romantic crime
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drama
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film written and directed by
Jeremy O'Keefe
Jeremy O'Keefe is an American filmmaker. His debut film, ''Wrestling (2008 film), Wrestling'', was released in 2008. His short film, CLOSURE, was an Official Selection at the Frameline Festival, Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the Hol ...
. It stars
Jessalyn Gilsig
Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lauren Davis in ''Boston Public'', Gina Russo in ''Nip/Tuck'', Terri Schuester in ''Glee'', and as Siggy Haraldson in ''Vikings''.
Early life ...
,
Graham Patrick Martin
Graham Patrick Martin (born November 14, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Eldridge on ''Two and a Half Men'' (2010–12) and former teen hustler Rusty Beck on the series finale of ''The Closer'' and in its s ...
,
David Costabile
David Costabile (; born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as '' Billions'', ''Breaking Bad'', ''Damages'', ''Flight of the Conch ...
,
Wallace Langham
James Wallace Langham II (born March 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on ''The Larry Sanders Show''. He has also played the roles of David Hodges on the crime drama television series '' ...
,
Robert Forster
Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in ''Medium Cool'' (1969), Captain Dan Holland in ''The Black Hole'' (1979), Abdul Rafai in ''The Delta Force'' (1986), ...
and
Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay Ann Crouse is a retired American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the 1972 revival of ''Much Ado About Nothing'' and appeared in her first film in 1976 in ''All the President's Men''. For her role in the 1984 film ''Places in the ...
. It had its world premiere at the 2013
Cinequest Film Festival
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and won Best Narrative Feature at the 2013
Brooklyn Film Festival
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.
The film was produced by Christopher Sepulveda and Michael Anderson of Logolite Entertainment,
Jessalyn Gilsig
Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lauren Davis in ''Boston Public'', Gina Russo in ''Nip/Tuck'', Terri Schuester in ''Glee'', and as Siggy Haraldson in ''Vikings''.
Early life ...
's Lady in the Tree Productions and
Jeremy O'Keefe
Jeremy O'Keefe is an American filmmaker. His debut film, ''Wrestling (2008 film), Wrestling'', was released in 2008. His short film, CLOSURE, was an Official Selection at the Frameline Festival, Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the Hol ...
's Tax-Free Films. The film was acquired by
Screen Media Films
Screen Media Ventures, LLC. is an American-Canadian distribution company founded in 2001. In 2008, Screen Media selected The Creative Coalition as its exclusive nonprofit partner in launching the Spotlight Initiative. The partnership permits the p ...
and was released in the United States beginning on January 31, 2014.
Plot
In
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...
, Anna Thompson sells beauty products to doctors but her company lets her go when her performance is not up to par. She is a
chain smoker
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and
bulimic
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and feels the need to run away from her life. When she narrowly misses being the victim of an armed robbery in a store, she gets on a bus and travels to where her family used to have a vacation cottage in Massachusetts. Along the way she meets Travis (who calls himself Danny), who is also running away from his problems.
Cast
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David Costabile
David Costabile (; born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as '' Billions'', ''Breaking Bad'', ''Damages'', ''Flight of the Conch ...
as Robert Thompson
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Jessalyn Gilsig
Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lauren Davis in ''Boston Public'', Gina Russo in ''Nip/Tuck'', Terri Schuester in ''Glee'', and as Siggy Haraldson in ''Vikings''.
Early life ...
as Anna Thompson
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Graham Patrick Martin
Graham Patrick Martin (born November 14, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Eldridge on ''Two and a Half Men'' (2010–12) and former teen hustler Rusty Beck on the series finale of ''The Closer'' and in its s ...
as Travis Tratten
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Robert Forster
Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in ''Medium Cool'' (1969), Captain Dan Holland in ''The Black Hole'' (1979), Abdul Rafai in ''The Delta Force'' (1986), ...
as Chris Mc Conville
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Wallace Langham
James Wallace Langham II (born March 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on ''The Larry Sanders Show''. He has also played the roles of David Hodges on the crime drama television series '' ...
as Paul
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Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay Ann Crouse is a retired American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the 1972 revival of ''Much Ado About Nothing'' and appeared in her first film in 1976 in ''All the President's Men''. For her role in the 1984 film ''Places in the ...
as Katherine Franklin
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Melissa Claire Egan
Melissa Claire Egan (born September 28, 1981) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Annie Lavery on ''All My Children'' and Chelsea Lawson on ''The Young and the Restless''.
Early years
Egan was born to Mary and Dennis Egan, and is ...
as Claire
* Denise Grayson as Dr. Diane Garland
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Blaise Godbe Lipman as Reilly Lewes
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Clifford Banagale as Sunshine
References
External links
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* https://variety.com/2013/film/news/jessalyn-gilsigs-somewhere-slow-gets-distribution-exclusive-1200977052/
* http://martiniproductionsnyc.com/2013/06/13/actress-jessalyn-gilsig-on-producing-her-first-film-somewhere-slow/
* http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/somewhere-slow-trailer-667063
2013 films
2013 crime drama films
Romantic crime films
2010s English-language films
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