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Take Shelter (2011)

R  |   |  Drama, Thriller  |  10 November 2011 (Croatia)
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Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

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Curtis, a father and husband, is starting to experience bad dreams and hallucinations. Assuming mental illness, he seeks medical help and counseling. However, fearing the worst, he starts building an elaborate and expensive storm shelter in their backyard. This storm shelter threatens to tear apart his family, threatens his sanity and his standing in the community, but he builds it to save his family's life. Written by napierslogs

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Far away from the cruel world. [Scandinavian DVD.]

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Rated R for some language | See all certifications »

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10 November 2011 (Croatia)  »

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$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$52,041 (USA) (30 September 2011)

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$1,729,969 (USA) (16 March 2012)
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The drilling rig, used by Curtis and Dewart, displays the name of an actual drilling company, "McKay and Gould" of Darlington, PA; just outside East Palestine, OH, approximately 60 miles SE of two of the three filming sites of Lorain and Grafton, OH. See more »

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When Samantha is trying to sell a pillow to the woman in the market scene. Some extras can be seen from both sides of the market at the same time. See more »

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Curtis: [to daughter] No, no, no. Don't feed the dog, darling.
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Premonition or Lost of Sanity?
12 January 2013 | by (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – See all my reviews

The family man and construction worker Curtis (Michael Shannon) is happily married with Samantha (Jessica Chastain) and they have a beloved deaf daughter, Hannah (Tova Stewart). Curtis works with his friend Dewart (Shea Whigham) in his team and his mother Sarah (Kathy Baker) has been interned in a clinic since she was thirty years old with paranoid schizophrenia.

Out of the blue, Curtis has nightmares and visions of an apocalyptic storm and he becomes obsessed to build a well equipped storm shelter for his family and him in his backyard. Curtis spends the family savings and gets a loan from the bank to prepare the shelter. His obsession affects his work and his relationship with the locals and Curtis loses his job. Does Curtis have a premonition or is he losing his sanity?

"Take Shelter" is an original drama developed in slow pace with magnificent performances. The screenplay is very well written and despite the running time of 120 minutes, the movie keeps the attention of the viewer until the very last ironic scene. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "O Abrigo" ("The Shelter)


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