Runoff (2014 Film)
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''Runoff'' is a 2014 drama film written and directed by Kimberly Levin that centers on Betty Freeman (Kelly) and her attempts to save her family after the government threatens to foreclose on her country estate. It premiered at the 2014
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. It had a limited theatrical release by Monterey Media on July 25, 2015.


Cast

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Joanne Kelly Joanne M. Kelly (born December 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress, known for her appearances in films such as '' Going the Distance'', and in the TV series ''Warehouse 13'' as the character Myka Bering, a Secret Service agent. Early life and edu ...
– Betty *
Neal Huff Neal Huff is an American actor from New York City. In April 2018, he performed as Willie Oban in the Broadway revival of '' The Iceman Cometh''. In December 2018, Huff began performing in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', adapted for stage by Aaron S ...
– Frank * Alex Shaffer – Finley *
Tom Bower Thomas Michael Bower (born 28 September 1946) is a British writer and former BBC journalist and television producer. He is known for his investigative journalism and for his unauthorised biographies, often of business tycoons and newspaper pr ...
– Scratch *Kivlighan de Montebello – Sam * Darlene Hunt – Paula


Reception

In his review on '' IndieWire'', James Rocchi rated it a B− saying it is a ''
Winter's Bone ''Winter's Bone'' is a 2010 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Debra Granik. It was adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from the 2006 novel by Daniel Woodrell. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a poverty-stricken teenage girl na ...
'' on a farm "with a sharp-eyed, almost documentary eye on the realities and everyday crimes of modern agribusiness". In ''
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'', Bill Edelstein said that director Kimberly Levin "gets naturalistic performances from all her actors, and tells her tale with a narrative economy that, despite the leisurely pace, never lingers too long in a scene".


See also

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Surface runoff Surface runoff (also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to ''channel runoff'' (or ''stream flow''). It occurs when excess rainwater, stormwater, meltwater, or other ...


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Official website
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