Infinite Storm

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| caption = Theatrical release poster

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Celine Rattray
Trudie Styler
Jenny Halper
Naomi Watts
Miri Yoon

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| screenplay = Josh Rollins

| based_on = {{based on|High Places: Footprints in the Snow Lead to an Emotional Rescue|Ty Gagne}}

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| music = Lorne Balfe

| cinematography = Michał Englert

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Agata Ciernark
Jarosław Kamiński

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Bleecker Street (United States)
Stage 6 Films (International)

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| released = {{Film date|2022|3|25}}

| runtime = 97 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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| gross = $1.6 million{{Cite The Numbers|id=Infinite-Storm-(2022-United-Kingdom)|title=Infinite Storm (2022)|access-date=April 9, 2022}}{{Cite Box Office Mojo|id=758153985|title= Infinite Storm (2022)|access-date=April 13, 2022}}

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Infinite Storm is a 2022 American drama adventure film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska, co-directed by Michał Englert, and with a screenplay by Josh Rollins, based on the article "High Places: Footprints in the Snow Lead to an Emotional Rescue" by Ty Gagne.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111538/https://www.unionleader.com/nh/outdoors/footprints-in-the-snow-lead-to-an-emotional-rescue/article_482a2e0f-e725-5df6-9e7c-5958bdb272e5.html High Places: Footprints in the Snow Lead to an Emotional Rescue], Ty Gagne, unionleader.com The film stars Naomi Watts, Billy Howle, Denis O'Hare, Parker Sawyers and Eliot Sumner.

Infinite Storm was released in the United States on March 25, 2022, by Bleecker Street. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Pam Bales is a search and rescue volunteer who sets off one fateful morning on a hike taking her to the top of Mount Washington. Suddenly a fierce storm sets in but she sees tracks in the snow of someone wearing only sneakers. She comes across a strange-acting, incoherent man she calls "John" and the two begin a dangerous trek down the mountain to safety, facing many obstacles along the way and almost drowning at one point. During this time, Pam has various "flashbacks" regarding her two young daughters who died in a gas leak accident. After almost freezing to death, the two manage to make it to safety only to have "John" drive off suddenly without so much as a thank you. Pam tries to find out his real name and at the end, the two have an emotional meeting at a coffee shop where she mentions that her two little girls died from a gas leak and he mentions a loved one that had frozen to death on the mountain the previous year.

Cast

Naomi Watts as Pam Bales
Billy Howle{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/sophie-okonedo-billy-howle-denis-ohare-parker-sawyers-naomi-watts-infinite-storm-1234696155/ |title=Sophie Okonedo, Billy Howle, Denis O'Hare & Parker Sawyers Join Naomi Watts In Survival Thriller 'Infinite Storm' |first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 18, 2021|accessdate=February 18, 2021}} as John
Denis O'Hare as Dave
Parker Sawyers as Patrick
Eliot Sumner as Hiker Bill
Josh Rollins as Finn

Production

In February 2021, it was announced Naomi Watts, Sophie Okonedo, Billy Howle, Denis O'Hare and Parker Sawyers had joined the cast of the film, with Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert set to direct the film, from a screenplay by Josh Rollins. Watts will also serve as a producer on the film, with Bleecker Street set to distribute in the United States, and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions distributing internationally.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/naomi-watts-infinite-storm-malgorzata-szumowska-1234897331/ |title=Naomi Watts to Headline Malgorzata Szumowska's 'Infinite Storm' With Bleecker, Sony Pictures Worldwide (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy

|website=Variety|date=February 1, 2020|accessdate=February 1, 2021}}

Principal photography began on February 1, 2021 and concluded on May 1, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CLM9U8inC9s/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CLM9U8inC9s |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=

So happy to be again on set together. Start a new film journey ! Always believe in cinema. Onward!|website=Instagram|first=Małgorzata|last=Szumowska|date=February 12, 2021|accessdate=February 16, 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=187356 | title=Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Infinite Storm|website=Variety Insight |access-date=March 17, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317054156/https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=187356 |archive-date=March 17, 2021}} Kamnik, Slovenia, was the main filming location. Filming took place on Velika Planina, a nature trail above Kamnik. The cast and crew also filmed some footage in Kamniška Bistrica Valley, which lies close to the source of the Kamnik Bistrica river. Some scenes were shot at International Picnic Center (aka Pri Jurju) in the same region.{{Cite web |last1=H |first1=Pratik |last2=ore |date=2022-03-26 |title=Where Was Infinite Storm Filmed? |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-infinite-storm-filmed/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=The Cinemaholic |language=en-US}}

Release

The film was released on March 25, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/showtime-bleecker-street-output-deal-1234930673/|title=Showtime & Bleecker Street Enter New Exclusive Output Deal|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 10, 2022|access-date=February 10, 2022}}

=Box office=

In the United States and Canada, Infinite Storm was released alongside The Lost City and RRR, and was projected to gross less than $1.5{{nbsp}}million from 1,525 theaters in its opening weekend.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/weekend-box-office-forecast-the-lost-city-hopes-to-expand-the-moviegoing-rebound-for-mid-tier-films/|title=Weekend Box Office Forecast: The Lost City Hopes to Continue a Moviegoing Rebound for Mid-Tier Films|date=March 23, 2022|first=Shawn|last=Robbins|website=Boxoffice Pro|access-date=March 24, 2022}} The film earned $758,919 in its opening weekend,{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2022W12/|title=Domestic 2022 Weekend 12|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=March 29, 2022}} and $294,538 in its second.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2022W13/|title=Domestic 2022 Weekend 13|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 5, 2022}} It added $16,237 (a drop of 95%) in its third weekend and $2,916 (a drop of 82%) in its fourth.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2022W14/|title=Domestic 2022 Weekend 14|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 12, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2022W15/|title=Domestic 2022 Weekend 15|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 19, 2022}}

=Critical response=

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 55%, with an average rating of 5.9/10, based on 60 reviews. The site's critics' consensus reads: "Infinite Storm{{'}}s dramatization of a real-life story feels frustratingly incomplete, but that's often outweighed by Naomi Watts' outstanding performance."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=infinite_storm |type=m |title=Infinite Storm |access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{cbignore}}{{RT data|edit}} At Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web|url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/infinite-storm |title=Infinite Storm Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=March 30, 2022}} According to PostTrak, 55% of audience members gave the film a super tank mixed reviews.{{clarify|date=January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/box-office-the-lost-city-sandra-bullock-channing-tatum-2-1234986860/|title=The Lost City Seeing Record Pandemic Opening For Female Driven Comedy With $31M – Sunday Update|date=March 27, 2022 |first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 27, 2022}}