Here
Film poster
Directed byBraden King
Written byBraden King
Dani Valent
StarringBen Foster
Lubna Azabal
CinematographyLol Crawley
Edited byNat Sanders
Music byBoxhead Ensemble
Distributed byStrand Releasing
Release dates
  • January 2011 (2011-01) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • April 13, 2012 (2012-04-13) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Here is a 2011 American drama adventure film directed by Braden King, who also co-wrote with Dani Valent. The film stars Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal.

Synopsis

Will Shepard (Foster), a solitary young man who lives in the San Francisco Bay area, travels to Armenia to undertake a mapping survey in the rural areas of the country to confirm ground features and coordinates with GPS satellite data. There he meets Gadarine Nazarian (Azabal), a spirited Armenian expat and professional photographer, who has returned home to face family issues. She decides to accompany Will on his journey, acting as his interpreter, while taking photographs too. They fall in love as they wander the countryside. Their affair lasts several days, but he has to move on.

Production

The film was shot on location in Armenia.[1] After filming of the movie ended, five members of the cast and crew, including Ben Foster, got tattooed with the letters T.I.A., which stands for This Is Armenia.[2]

Reception

Here garnered mostly positive reviews and currently holds a 71% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.[3] The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival. Stephen Holden of The New York Times said of the film, "Here, filmed by Lol Crowley, is still a stunner. Flawed as it is, I admire it immensely."[4]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ ""Here" Director Braden King". Filmmaker Magazine. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  2. ↑ Westal, Bob. "A Roundtable Chat with Ben Foster of Mechanic". Bullz-Eye. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Here". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  4. ↑ Holden, Stephen (12 April 2012). "Braden King's 'Here' Raises Questions of Philosophy – Loving, and Maybe Exploiting, Armenia". nytimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Here: Awards and Honors".
  6. ↑ "Lol Crowley: Nominated for Best Cinematography". Spirit Awards.
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