This Is Martin Bonner R

Sometimes You Have to Lose Your Life in Order to Find It
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 23 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: August 20, 2013
  • Originally Released: 2013
  • Label: Monterey Video

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 712
Rating: A -- Inspiring in a way that movies too often aren't, in that it provides a realistic yet optimistic vision of how someone can positively affect the world around them Full Review
Movie Mezzanine
Feb 5, 2014
Director Chad Hartigan's hopeful approach to the material, combined with the terrific cast and cinematography, come together to make this one of 2013's quiet triumphs. Full Review
Way Too Indie
Jun 21, 2019
By calling on his leads to underplay nearly every moment, Hartigan calls into question our deeply ingrained instinct, as moviegoers, to witness a steady parade of amped-up emotions. Full Review
Village Voice
Aug 13, 2013
A quietly devastating grace note of a film...THIS IS MARTIN BONNER takes a magnifying glass to everyday goodness and lingering pain, illuminating their contours and complexities...
Los Angeles Times
Aug 15, 2013
Rigorously subdued in performance and tone, this low-key character portrait is distinguished by its empathetic honesty. Full Review
Hollywood Reporter
Jul 31, 2013
Rating: B -- Thankfully it avoids the sentimentality of so many other similar redemption indie pics. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Oct 17, 2013
Rating: B+ -- As a whole, This is Martin Bonner is a subtle piece of art getting at the heart of the human condition. Full Review
The Film Stage
Jun 28, 2016

Product Description:

Two very different men trying to restart their lives strike up a friendship in this independent drama from writer and director Chad Hartigan. Martin Bonner (Paul Eenhoorn) is in his late fifties and newly single after a painful divorce that has cost him nearly all his savings. Looking for a fresh start, Martin has relocated to Reno, NV, where he lands a job with a charitable organization that helps recently released convicts transition to productive lives on the outside. When not busy with work, Martin referees children's soccer games, tries to repair his relationships with his adult son and daughter, and buys and sells knickknacks on eBay, and if he sometimes seems puzzled by the nuts and bolts of his new life, he also seems to have achieved some sort of peace of mind. Martin's organization has been working with Travis (Richmond Arquette), who spent twelve years in prison after killing someone while driving drunk; Travis doesn't feel comfortable with Steve (Robert Longstreet), a counselor who is well-meaning but frequently proselytizes about his faith, but he finds a kindred spirit in Martin. As Martin and Travis get to know one another, they each find themselves learning about the hard work of starting a new life following traumatic circumstances. THIS IS MARTIN BONNER received its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Next Audience Award.

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  • Sales Rank: 47,914
  • UPC: 012233453225
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