THE MOTEL LIFE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild), Stephen Dorff (Somewhere), Dakota Fanning (Now Is Good), Kris Kristofferson (Blade), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Dayton Callie (Sons of Anarchy), Noah Harpster (Dirty Love), Jenica Bergere (Safety Not Guaranteed)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Alan and Gabe Polsky (film debut), directors, producers; Micah Fitzerman-Blue (film debut) and Noah Harpster (film debut), writers; Ann Ruark (Revolutionary Road), producer; Keefus Ciancia (Diana) and David Holmes (Haywire), composers; Roman Vasyanov (End of Watch), cinematographer; Hughes Winborne (Crash), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Brothers Frank (Hirsch) and Jerry (Dorff) are forced to flee Reno after a fatal hit-and-run incident and straight into the arms of Frank’s old flame Annie (Fanning)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The Motel Life moves swiftly along like a soulful country tune, set to excellent performances by a talented cast and directed with grounded style and hard-hitting truthfulness.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH APRIL 2014

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