The Great & the Small
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| Directed by | Dusty Bias |
| Produced by | Dusty Bias |
| Written by | Dusty Bias |
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Cervidae Films Fahrenheit Films |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Great & The Small is a 2016 drama film written, produced, directed by Dusty Bias and starring Ann Dowd and Nick Fink.
Plot
Scott, a twenty-six year old who is homeless and living on the streets, is trying to get a normal life while on probation for petty crimes. He has to deal with a puzzling detective (Ann Dowd) and his two bit criminal boss, while trying to rebuild his relationship with his working single mom ex-girlfriend.
Cast
- Ann Dowd Detective Dupre
- Ritchie Coster as Richie
- Melanie Lynskey Margaret
- Nick Fink as Scott
Awards
The movie received the "Jury Award: Best American Independent Feature" and "The Audience Award for Best American Independent Feature" at the 2016 Sonoma International Film Festival. [1]
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie an audience score of 76% with 75 reviews. [2]
Gary Goldstein, writing for the LA Times, said the movie was "too quirky for its own good and its bumpy narrative structure can be jarring, the film sneaks in quite a bit of depth and emotional punch." [3]
Writing for Variety (magazine), film critic Joe Leydon opined "Writer-director Dusty Bias offers an engaging dramedy about lives of quiet and not-so-quiet desperation." [4]