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- Disquieting and deeply moving, Sadie takes its story to extreme lengths while still feeling utterly grounded in the emotional reality of its characters. It's not an easy watch, but it's worth it.
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Oct 12, 2018 · 3 min read. A coming-of-age drama set in the forlorn world of absent parents and trailer parks, writer/director Megan Griffiths ’ faintly sketched “Sadie” owes much of its limited appeal to its terrific lead performer, Sophia Mitri Schloss.
- Childhood as Battleground
- The Violence of Heartbreak
- Sadie: Conclusion
Sadie (Sophia Mitri Schloss) is a teenage girl living in a trailer park with her mother, a hardworking nurse named Rae (the forever criminally underrated Melanie Lynskey). Sadie’s father has been serving overseas in the military for several years; in Rae’s eyes, he’s a deadbeat dad signing on for additional tours just to avoid responsibility back h...
Once Sadie mercilessly sets her sights on getting Cyrus out of her mother’s life, the film takes increasingly dark turns, turns that could seem too extreme to be truly realistic, if it were not for the brilliant performances of everyone involved and the incredibly detailed world that Griffiths grounds them in. Even if you have not lived in such a s...
Disquieting and deeply moving, Sadietakes its story to extreme lengths while still feeling utterly grounded in the emotional reality of its characters. It’s not an easy watch, but it’s worth it. What do you think? Can you sympathize with a character like Sadie? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Sadie was released in theaters in the U.S. on...
- Lee Jutton
79% Tomatometer 38 Reviews. 78% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings. NEW. A teenager uses war strategies to sabotage her mother's relationship with a new man while her father is away serving in the military...
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- Sophia Mitri Schloss
- Megan Griffiths
- Drama
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Jennifer Merin AWFJ.org. Schloss and Lynskey deliver heart wrenching performances in this strikingly femme-centric film which shoots an arrow right...
Oct 11, 2018 · Oct. 11, 2018. About half as edgy as it wants to be, “Sadie” rings true and false in equal amounts. This leads to an odd experience as you watch the talented young actress (Sophia Mitri Schloss)...
- Ken Jaworowski
- 2 min
- Megan Griffiths
Mar 27, 2018 · SXSW Film Review: ‘Sadie’. Megan Griffiths' disquieting indie drama focuses on the increasingly bad behavior of a troubled 13-year-old girl. By Joe Leydon.
Oct 12, 2018 · Sadie is extremely attached to her father despite his prolonged absence, and when her mother begins dating a new man, Sadie takes extreme measures to end the relationship and safeguard her family through the only tactics she knows--those of war.
