The Living
Awakening from an alcohol induced black out, Teddy discovers he has severely beaten his wife, Molly. As he seeks her forgiveness, she struggles with a possible future together. Absent a father';s protection, her brother';s humiliation over not being able to defend his sister quickly turns to hate. In desperation, he hires an ex-con to kill his sister';s abusive husband, but the desperate act sets into motion a shocking series of events in this intense indie drama.
12 April 1972, Burley, Idaho, USA
27 July 1984, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
10 October 1972, Thomasville, Georgia, USA
8 November 1981, Bristol, Connecticut, USA
19 July 1977, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
3 May 1948, Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
April 09, 2015
A grim, grudging-buddies splatterfest featuring a few surprising plot twists and all the fixin's for a riveting cinematic experience.
April 09, 2015
The emotional dynamics in domestic violence, for the abuser and the abused, are often too disturbing and complex to be treated as superficially as "The Living" does.
April 24, 2015
The Living could be something kind of interesting, if only it weren't trying so hard to emotionally goad its audience.
April 13, 2015
An effective modern day noir.
April 16, 2015
The Living is one of those unfortunate films ignorant of any world outside its author's head.
February 26, 2016
While the film may end up exactly where you know it should, Wormald keeps it resonant by becoming worse than the men he's seeking to expunge.
March 31, 2015
Hire a hitman, face the consequences. Cheap thrills and lots of dark surprises.
April 16, 2015
"The Living" presents itself as a searing genre piece about domestic violence, but it proves to be only a shell of its potential.
