The Departure (2020 film)

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The Departure
Directed byMerland Hoxha
Written byMerland Hoxha
Produced byMerland Hoxha
Starring
  • Grant Wright Gunderson
  • Kendall Chappell
  • Austin Lauer
  • Olivia Lemmon
  • Jon Briddell
CinematographyLudovica Isidori
Wey Wang
Edited byJuliette Edwards
Release date
  • June 12, 2020 (2020-06-12)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Departure is a 2020 American drama film directed by Merland Hoxha, starring Grant Wright Gunderson, Kendall Chappell, Austin Lauer, Olivia Lemmon and Jon Briddell.

Cast[edit]

  • Grant Wright Gunderson as Nate
  • Kendall Chappell as Jessica
  • Austin Lauer as John
  • Olivia Lemmon as Amber
  • Jon Briddell as Bruce

Release[edit]

The film was released on digital on June 12, 2020.[1]

Reception[edit]

Bradley Gibson of Film Threat rated the film 7 stars out of 10 and called it "an entertaining film on the strength of the performances."[2] Sean Axmaker of Video Librarian rated the film 2.5 stars out of 4 and called it "well-acted".[3]

Barbara Kennedy of Ain't It Cool News gave the film a mixed review.[1] Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com gave the film a "thumbs down" and wrote that "It's as if we were watching an abusive relationship from the point-of-view of the manipulative partner."[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kennedy, Barbara (June 16, 2020). "THE DEPARTURE Makes Men Look Really Bad". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Gibson, Bradley (June 13, 2020). "THE DEPARTURE". Film Threat. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Axmaker, Sean (September 17, 2020). "The Departure". Video Librarian. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Castillo, Monica (June 12, 2020). "The Departure". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

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