Down to the Bone (2004)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Debra Granik

Writers:

Jean-Michel Dissard (additional writer)
Debra Granik (writer)

Release Date:

18 March 2005 (Austria)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Old Habits Die Hard

Plot:

A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.

Plot Keywords:

Cocaine | Drug Rehabilitation | Snake | Based On Short Film | Drug Addiction

Awards:

7 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Vera Farmiga	...	Irene
Hugh Dillon	...	Bob
Clint Jordan	...	Steve
Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz	...	Lucy (as Caridad De La Luz)
Jasper Daniels	...	Ben (as Jasper Moon Daniels)
Taylor Foxhall	...	Jason
Giles Penderghast	...	Pet Store Clerk
Terry McKenna	...	Gene
Richard Lieske	...	Richard
Hector Vasquez	...	Hector
Joel Saeks	...	Lars
Lori Berryman	...	Acupuncture Therapist
Walt Bolde	...	Walt
Edward Crawford	...	Kevin
Gia Mitchell	...	April

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive drug content, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | Ireland:16

Filming Locations:

Bearsville, New York, USA

Company:

Down to the Bone Productions

Trivia:

Extension of Sundance Film Festival Award Winning Short SNAKEFEED.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV)

Vera Farmiga was GREAT in this movie

'Down to the Bone' is a mirror depiction of the lower-to-middle class struggle to keep clean while trying to overcome the perils of poverty and raise a family. It is not your typical run-of-the-mill addiction story either, revealing the darker sides of the problem and focusing on the lives it so often can tear apart. Vera Farmiga was the shining star in this role as Irene, a mother of two trying to keep her cocaine addiction a secret and save a marriage on the rocks. At 'Sundance' Vera took home 'The Special Jury Prize' for her performance and Director Debra Granik won the 'Director's Award.' It's no wonder that Martin Scorsese went out of his way to get her for her upcoming role in "The Departed." She is and will be a great actress in Hollywood for years to come. I look forward to her success in the future.