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Keane (2004)

Director: Lodge Kerrigan

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From Time Out New York

Damian Lewis goes deep—uncomfortably so—into the role of a lifetime as William Keane, a scruffy, highly distracted divorcé who may have lost both his unseen six-year-old daughter and his mind. We first see him pushing through the crowds at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, chasing strangers like an attack dog. He shows them a newspaper clipping of a missing girl; he flings himself into an alcoholic rage in a midtown bar. Director Kerrigan (Clean, Shaven) has observed mental illness before, but his latest is marked by an excellent, organically developed narrative as well: Keane happens upon a rootless young woman (Ryan) with a young daughter of her own (the terrific Breslin). The momentary oasis created is not the one you might expect.

Author: JR 2005-09-29 12:06:17

Time Out New York website

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  • jasmine said...
    Posted on Nov 09 2009 02:02 Searingly haunting film. Kerrigan is a genius. As is Damian Lewis, with Breslin and Adams picking up the rear just beautifully.
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  • Msauraine said...
    Posted on Sep 29 2007 04:52 A brilliant piece of work wonderfully acted out. Very tense and not really predictable, sad but triumphant ending, Did the right thing. true love. ending too sudden, needed time to wind down a bit. I feel on edge.
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Keane

Cast & crew

Director: Lodge Kerrigan

Producer: Andrew Fierberg, Steven Soderbergh

Cast: Damian Lewis, Amy Ryan, Abigail Breslin, Tina Holmes full cast

Genre(s): Drama, Thrillers

Duration: 88 mins

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