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Safelight

  • 2015
  • R
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.2K
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Juno Temple and Evan Peters in Safelight (2015)
A teenage boy and girl discover a renewed sense of possibility as they go on a road trip to photograph lighthouses along the California coast.
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A teenage boy and girl discover a renewed sense of possibility as they go on a road trip to photograph lighthouses along the California coast.A teenage boy and girl discover a renewed sense of possibility as they go on a road trip to photograph lighthouses along the California coast.A teenage boy and girl discover a renewed sense of possibility as they go on a road trip to photograph lighthouses along the California coast.

  • Director
    • Tony Aloupis
  • Writer
    • Tony Aloupis
  • Stars
    • Evan Peters
    • Juno Temple
    • Christine Lahti
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tony Aloupis
    • Writer
      • Tony Aloupis
    • Stars
      • Evan Peters
      • Juno Temple
      • Christine Lahti
    • 13User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
    • 26Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Evan Peters
    Evan Peters
    • Charles
    Juno Temple
    Juno Temple
    • Vicki
    Christine Lahti
    Christine Lahti
    • Peg
    Kevin Alejandro
    Kevin Alejandro
    • Skid
    Jason Beghe
    Jason Beghe
    • Eric
    Ariel Winter
    Ariel Winter
    • Kate
    Will Peltz
    Will Peltz
    • Jason
    Don Stark
    Don Stark
    • Jack
    Joel Gretsch
    Joel Gretsch
    • Mr. Sullivan
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    Ever Carradine
    • Lois
    Meaghan Martin
    Meaghan Martin
    • Sharon
    Joe Krieg
    • Ryan
    Lee Garlington
    Lee Garlington
    • Dottie
    Gigi Rice
    Gigi Rice
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    Matthew Ziff
    Matthew Ziff
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    1katieandersonsmith

    Sappy drivel with a dash of cringeworthy

    Some movies are so bad, I feel embarrassed even watching them alone. Safelight is one of those movies.

    Most of the acting was horrible, (although the two leads were usually adequate) the cookie-cutter characters were shallow and unlikely and the script was absolutely AWUL. The story was boring; It was hard to care what happened or who it happened to. The scenes of family members fighting were cringingly melodramatic. The scene with the mom cackling with her girlfriends at the bar made me want to stick my face under a lawnmower. What gang of idiots WROTE this?!

    I have never posted a review before but I feel a personal responsibility to warn you of this train wreck. Unless you have a morbid appreciation for terrible movies, AVOID. This movie is unbelievably, painfully, dangerously, SO embarrassingly bad.
    Kirpianuscus

    few people in California

    One of indie films about life. as confession. family, friendship, solitude, love and hate. from an indefine period, using a simple story and good actors, not giving too much explanations and proposing individual drama of two young people in atmosphere of desert. nothing new, off course. because, it is the sort of film who could be significant only if has the chance to connect with the memories, experences of the viewer. if not, it is just a dusty story, with metaphors, a poor girl and a poor boy and Christine Lahti doing a good job. but the film deserves attention. not for originality. but for the status of testimony about few basic traits of humankind. like each indie film.
    7giuli-barbero

    An underdogs story

    It's speaks about underdogs, and for that it's a different voice film. It also has some beautiful and thoughtful frames. I think there's a hole intention behind it, I like it.
    6Seth_Rogue_One

    Watchable but nothing amazing

    A slice of life indie-drama about a teenage boy (Evan Peters) with a slightly dysfunctional leg, they call him cripple in the movie but I think that's borderline slur so yeah I'll just put it like that instead, seems to work fine otherwise just walks a bit crookedly.

    Anyway he befriends a teenage girl who's a prostitute (Juno Temple) and yeah that's what the movie is about more or less.

    The plot summary here on IMDb make it sound more like a road-trip movie than it actually is, I mean there is a roadtrip but it's not substantial to the story so if you're expecting a typical get up to crazy things in new towns type of road movies you might be a bit disappointed.

    Writing could have been a little sharper but Temple and Peters are both as always good and make it worthwhile still.
    6larrys3

    Indie Drama is a Decent Watch

    This indie drama won't appeal to everyone, but I found it to be a decent watch, buoyed by quite the believable acting. Evan Peters is excellent in his portrayal of Charles, a shy 17-year-old aspiring photographer, who's had a physical disability since birth and thus walks with a decided limp. The underrated and talented actress Juno Temple co-stars as Vicki, a sexy 18-year-old hooker, operating out of a truck stop and motel, adjacent to the convenience store where Charles works.

    They have both had most difficult upbringings, and although seemingly far-fetched, a friendship and even a possible relationship develops between the two teens. Their bonding is heightened when Vicki helps Charles take photos of lighthouses along the California coastline for a school project, and I thought the chemistry between the two worked well.

    As mentioned, the supporting cast here is quite solid, with Christine Lahti playing Peg, a tough-talking and vibrant woman, who manages the store where Charles works and is a constant source of encouragement to him. Additionally, Kevin Alejandro is certainly believable as Vicki's "psycho" pimp Skid, and Kevin Beghe adds well to the mix as Eric, Charles' supportive but ailing father.

    All in all, this movie, written and directed by Tony Aloupis, can seem incredulous at times, but, as mentioned, buoyed by solid acting, kept my interest and I felt it was a decent watch. I must add that I wasn't thrilled with the ending here, as it seemed abrupt and, I thought, left some key plot elements unexplained.

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    • Trivia
      The diner where some scenes take place, is the same diner Lady Gaga used in her short film/music video "Telephone". Other projects shot there are NCIS and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
    • Goofs
      At the first lighthouse, after looking through Charles' camera and asking about his brother, a microphone pac is visible in Vicki's back pocket.
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      Performed by Young Fathers

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2016 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bezbedno svetlo
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA(Filming Location)
    • Production companies
      • Aloupis Productions
      • Hacienda Film Co.
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      1 hour 24 minutes
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