Coldwater (2013 film)

Coldwater
Directed by Vincent Grashaw
Written by
  • Vincent Grashaw
  • Mark Penney
Starring P.J. Boudousqué
Running time
 104 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Coldwater is a 2013 film, directed by Vincent Grashaw, from a screenplay written by Grashaw and Mark Penney.

Plot

Coldwater details the abuse of juvenile inmates in a privatized American wilderness reform facility.

Cast

Development

The film was first announced on June 4, 2012.[1] Grashaw got the idea for the film after a friend of his was sent to a reform facility.[2]

The first draft of the screenplay was written in 1999.[3]

P.J. Boudousqué had been cast in the lead role after reading two scenes. He also had roles in American Horror Story (2011) and Bones (2005).[2]

Filming took place in Malibu and Ventura, California, in mid to late 2012.

Reception

Coldwater currently holds a 56% (rotten) rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

Coldwater received positive reviews from critics from dozens of outlets since its World Premiere at SXSW and to date has garnered several awards. It won Best Film, Best Director (Vincent Grashaw), and Best Actor (P.J. Boudousqué) at the Las Vegas Film Festival [5] and went on to win the Audience Awards for Best Feature at the Fresh Film Festival in Prague, Czech Republic,[6] as well as at the Cinema at the Edge Film Festival in Santa Monica, California.[7]

The Hollywood Reporter‍ '​s positive review stated, "Affecting drama exposes a brutal real-world phenomenon." and went further to state, "the picture has plenty of potential beyond the fest circuit if given the right kind of attention.".[8]

Smells Like Screen Spirit awarded it an 8/10 score, stating it was "truly a film of great performances".[9]

The London Film Review awarded it four out of five stars and called it "an effective, tense and well made thriller".[10]

Fangoria awarded it four stars and called it "a satisfying, lasting and chilling experience".[11]

Complex gave the film an 8/10 score and said, "Grashaw's intense debut generates the highest level of raw suspense..." [12]

Paste magazine,[13] Flixist,[14] and Complex[15] all listed Coldwater in their breakdowns of Best Films at SXSW.

Release

Coldwater made its world premiere at the 2013 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.[16] To date It has screened domestically and abroad in several other film festivals, including:[17]

It will be released theatrically in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia,[18] Germany,[19] France,[20] and South Korea in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Jeff Sneider (2012-06-04). "Vincent Grashaw to helm ‘Coldwater’". Variety. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shearer, Joe (2013-07-18). "Vince Grashaw, Director/Producer/Writer, "Coldwater"". The Film Yap. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. ↑ Patches, Matt (2012-06-04). "'Bellflower' Producer Dishes on His Directorial Debut 'Coldwater' | Movie News". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Rotten Tomatoes Coldwater Reviews.".
  5. ↑ "Las Vegas Film Festival". Lvfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  6. ↑ "Fresh Film Fest prizes | Fresh Film Fest". En.freshfilmfest.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  7. ↑ "Winners of 2013". Cinemaattheedge.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  8. ↑ "Coldwater: Reykjavik Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  9. ↑ "Coldwater | Review". Smells Like Screen Spirit. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  10. ↑ "Raindance 2013 Review: Coldwater". The London Film Review. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  11. ↑ ""COLDWATER" (Movie Review) | FANGORIA®". Fangoria.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  12. ↑ "Coldwater — SXSW Film Fest, Day 6: "You're Next," "Rewind This!," & "Coldwater"". Complex. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  13. ↑ Published at 6:14 PM on March 21, 2013 By Michael Dunaway (2013-03-21). "The 15 Best Movies at SXSW 2013 :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  14. ↑ "SXSW 2013: Top Films of the Festival". Flixist. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  15. ↑ "11. Coldwater — The 15 Best Movies Complex Saw at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival". Complex. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  16. ↑ "Coldwater | Schedule | sxsw.com". Schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  17. ↑ "Coldwater (2013) : Release Info". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  18. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2013-11-25). "CM reports brisk AFM | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  19. ↑ Blaney, Martin (2013-11-19). "German distributors seal AFM deals | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  20. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2013-07-10). "Continental seals Coldwater deal | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.