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The Surface

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6.2/10 • 12

2015-06-271h 19m

Drama

Evan, an orphaned 22-year-old who grew up in the foster care system, buys a vintage 8mm camera in a yard sale from an elderly man, ends up with reels of the man's old home movies, and begins to live vicariously through these home movies.

Directors
Michael J. Saul
Writters
Michael J. Saul
Editors
Michael J. Saul

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Harry Hains

    Harry Hains

    Evan Jones

  2. Nicholas McDonald

    Nicholas McDonald

    Chris Stentz

  3. Michael Redford

    Michael Redford

    Peter Berg

  4. Kyle Patrick Darling

    Kyle Patrick Darling

    Justin Fishman

  5. Samantha Bowling

    Samantha Bowling

    Michelle

  6. Jinny Chung

    Jinny Chung

    Amy Chen

  7. Robert E. Weiner

    Robert E. Weiner

    Harry Berg

  8. Iva Turner

    Iva Turner

    Yard Sale Shopper

  9. Koji Niiya

    Koji Niiya

    John the Bartender

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CinemaSerf

Mar 27, 2022

6/10

arry Hains' portrayal of "Evan", an orphaned 22 year old is quite sensitive in this melodrama about a lad searching for a sense of identity and for family. He buys an old movie camera and some films and sets about restoring them to discover they are about the family of the man he bought it from. This triggers in him a need for a sort of emotional freedom so he splits from his long term boyfriend and takes up with the son of the man who sold him the camera. It's a good looking, if hardly ground breaking, film that tries to deal with self-appreciation and longing; and it makes a decent fist of it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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