''All the Wilderness'' (originally titled ''The Wilderness of James'') is a 2014 American

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written and directed by Michael Johnson. The film stars

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and Evan Ross. The film was released on February 20, 2015, by

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Premise

James recently lost his father and is having trouble coping. He also seems obsessed with the death of people and animals. Because of this and other psychological problems, his mother sends him to Dr. Pembry; James does not want to go. He ends up making friends with street musician Harmon and spending his nights on the city streets.

Cast

as James Charm *

as Val *

as Dr. Pembry *

as Abigail Charm * Evan Ross as Harmon *Hannah Barefoot as Crystal *Pat Janowski as Carolyn *Tabor Helton as William Charm

Production

Filming took place in

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Release

The film premiered at

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on March 9, 2014. On November 4, 2014,

acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released in the United States on February 20, 2015.

Reception

''All the Wilderness'' received generally positive reviews from critics. The

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reported a 60% approval rating, with a rating average of 5.88/10 based on 25 reviews. On

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100, the film has a score of 54 based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* 2014 films American drama films 2014 drama films Films produced by Andrea Sperling Films produced by Jonathan Schwartz Films shot in Portland, Oregon 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-drama-film-stub