''3 Backyards'' is an
independent
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film written and directed by
Eric Mendelsohn and starring
Embeth Davidtz,
Edie Falco, and
Elias Koteas. It premiered at the
2010 Sundance Film Festival
The 26th annual Sundance Film Festival was held from January 21, 2010, until January 31, 2010, in Park City, Utah, Park City, Utah.
Awards
*Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - ''Restrepo (film), Restrepo''
*Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic - ''Winter's Bone ...
, where it won the
Directing Prize, as did Mendelsohn's first feature, ''
Judy Berlin''; Mendelsohn is the only director to have won the prize twice.
The film was released theatrically by
Screen Media Films on March 11, 2011.
Plot
In a suburban
Long Island
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neighborhood during one autumn day, the lives of three different people intersect. John, an emotionally troubled businessman in an unhappy marriage, decides not to go home when his flight is canceled at the last minute. He instead wanders around town and checks into a motel.
Peggy, a middle-aged housewife, is starstruck when she discovers that a famous actress has moved in next door. When the actress asks Peggy for a ride to the local ferry, a peculiar trip results in a confrontation.
Eight-year-old Christina steals some jewelry from her mother's bedroom and misses her school bus. She decides to walk to school and takes a shortcut through the woods, but ends up in an unfamiliar neighborhood where she is exposed to the dangers of the adult world.
Cast
*
Embeth Davidtz as The Actress
*
Edie Falco as Peggy
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Elias Koteas as John
* Rachel Resheff as Christina
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Kathryn Erbe as John's Wife
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Peyton List as Emily
Reception
On review aggregate website
Rotten Tomatoes
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, ''3 Backyards'' has an approval rating of 76% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.
See also
*
List of Sundance Film Festival award winners
References
External links
*
2010 films
2010 drama films
2010 independent films
2010s English-language films
American drama films
American independent films
Films set on Long Island
Films directed by Eric Mendelsohn
Sundance Film Festival award–winning films
2010s American films
English-language drama films
English-language independent films
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