The Great & the Small
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| name = The Great & the Small
| image = The Great & the Small poster.jpg
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| director = Dusty Bias
| producer = Dusty Bias
| writer = Dusty Bias
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Nick Fink
- Ritchie Coster
- Melanie Lynskey
- Louisa Krause
- Ann Dowd
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| studio = Cervidae Films
Fahrenheit Films
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2016|03|31|Sonoma}}21 February 2017 (VOD)
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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The Great & the Small is a 2016 American independent drama film. Written and directed by Dusty Bias, it stars Nick Fink, Ritchie Coster, Melanie Lynskey, Louisa Krause, and Ann Dowd.
Premise
Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society while on probation for petty crimes. He attempts to navigate his relationship with his two-bit criminal of a boss and an enigmatic detective, while at the same time winning back the heart of his ex-girlfriend, a working single mom.
Cast
- Nick Fink as Scott
- Ritchie Coster as Richie
- Melanie Lynskey as Margaret
- Louisa Krause as Nessa
- Ann Dowd as Detective Dupre
Awards
The film received the Audience Choice prize and the Jury Award for Best American Independent Feature at the 2016 Sonoma International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://imdb.com/title/tt4794754/awards/|title=The Great & The Small (2016) - Awards|publisher=IMDb}}
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has 2 critic reviews, both positive.{{cite web |title= The Great & the Small |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_great_and_the_small }}
Gary Goldstein, writing for the Los Angeles Times, felt that it "sneaks in quite a bit of depth and emotional punch,"{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-great-small-review-20170213-story.html|title=Quirky indie drama 'The Great & the Small' delivers emotional depth|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=17 December 2022}} while Joe Leydon of Variety called the film "At once starkly eccentric and deeply humane," adding that Lynskey's portrayal of "sad-eyed schoolteacher" Margaret was "quietly devastating."{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/the-great-and-the-small-review-1201990835/|title=Film Review:The Great & the Small|website=Variety|access-date=17 December 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=4794754|title=The Great & The Small}}
- [https://borrowingtape.com/interviews/the-great-and-the-small-qa-director-dusty-bias The Great & The Small – Q&A with Director Dusty Bias]
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Category:American independent films