''Refuge'' is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Jessica Goldberg, based on her play of the same name. It stars Krysten Ritter, Brian Geraghty,

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, and Madeleine Martin.

Plot

After her parents disappear, Amy drops out of college to care for her two younger siblings. Sam, a man with whom Amy has had a one-night stand, requests to rent space at Amy's house, and a romance develops between the two.

Cast

* Krysten Ritter as Amy * Brian Geraghty as Sam *

as Nat * Madeleine Martin as Lucy * Juliet Garrett as Molly * Chris Papavasiliou as Gary * Joe Pallister as Steve

Production

Filming took place in Southampton, New York, in February 2011 and took about a month.

Release

''Refuge'' premiered at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival.

Reception

, the film holds a 33% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, based on nine reviews with an average score of 5.62/10. Metacritic rated it 34/100 based on six reviews. John DeFore of '' The Hollywood Reporter'' called it a "sincere but unconvincing drama" that suffers in the adaptation to film. Neil Genzlinger of '' The New York Times'' called it "a fragmentary, unconvincing effort to trace the emergence of a familial bond". Sheri Linden of the '' Los Angeles Times'' wrote, "Explained rather than inhabited, the characters are half-formed, and their low-grade depression infects the underpowered storytelling."

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* * * {{Metacritic film 2012 films 2012 drama films 2012 independent films American drama films American films based on plays American independent films Films about dysfunctional families Films shot in New York (state) 2010s English-language films 2010s American films