''Stockholm, Pennsylvania'' is a 2015 drama film directed by

Nikole Beckwith Nikole Beckwith is an American director, screenwriter, and playwright. She has also performed live with a handful of bands and sings on Tiger Saw's 2005 record ''Sing!'' and Sam Rosen's 2006 release "The Look South". Early life Beckwith grew-up ...

, as her directorial and film-writing debut. The film premiered at the

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. The screenplay was awarded the 2012

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from

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. It was produced by Greg Ammon, Leslie Urdang and Dan Halsted with the studio Fido Features. The film was acquired by Lifetime on March 26, 2015, and made its television premiere on May 2, 2015. The film is edited by

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Plot

Leanne Dargon is kidnapped at age 4 by Ben McKay, who confines her to his basement and renames her Leia. She is reunited with her parents, Marcy and Glen Dargon after 17 years. Suffering from Stockholm syndrome, Leia still sees Ben as her father, and sees two strangers in her biological parents. As time passes, though, Marcy becomes the unstable one, throwing Glen out of the house, locking Leia up and controlling her every action. In the end, Leia escapes the captivity and vows to make a life of her own.

Cast

Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Una Ronan ( , ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations fo ...

as Leia Dargon **

Hana Hayes Hana Lani Hayes (born March 29, 1999) is an American actress. She is best known for providing the voice and motion capture of Sarah Miller in the action-adventure video game ''The Last of Us'' (2013) and portraying Lizzie Sanderson in the legal ...

as Leia, aged 12 *

Cynthia Nixon Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress, activist, and theater director. For her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), she won the 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supp ...

as Marcy Dargon *

David Warshofsky David Warshofsky (born David A. Warner; February 23, 1961) is an American film, television and stage actor. Life and career Warshofsky was born David A. WarnerAccording to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center fo ...

as Glen Dargon *

Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. Isaac's film roles include Col. Tavington in '' The Patriot'' (2000), Michael D. Steele in '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2002–2011), Ca ...

as Ben McKay *

Rosalind Chao Rosalind Chao (; born September 23, 1957) is an American actress. Chao's best-known roles have been Soon-Lee Klinger in the mid-1980s CBS show '' AfterMASH'', Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 movie '' The Joy Luck Club'', the recurring character Ke ...

as Dr. Andrews

Reception

The film received mixed reviews, with critics comparing the second half unfavorably with the first. Rodrigo Perez from ''

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'' wrote in his review that "the tone-deaf misjudgment of the film’s second half is catastrophic; a bafflingly ill-advised blunder that ''Stockholm, Pennsylvania'' never recovers from". On

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, 27% of 11 reviews are positive, and the average rating is 4.6/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". At the 20th Satellite Awards, the film won the award for Best Television Film.

References

External links

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