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Released 9 years ago.
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Buster's Mal Heart
"The Inversion is Coming"
2017 1h 36m EN
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6.1TMDB Β· 330π
69%Rotten Tomatoesβ63Metacriticβ
6.1IMDB Β· 12,189
MysteryDrama
Synopsis
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An eccentric mountain man on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his present fugitive state.
βThe Inversion is Comingβ
Cast
Rami Malek
Buster
DJ Qualls
Brown (The Last Free Man)
Kate Lyn Sheil
Marty
Toby Huss
Deputy Winston
Lin Shaye
Pauline
Mark Kelly
Oscar
Brooke Bundy
Ranger Meg
Teresa Yenque
Adelita
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sarah Adina Smith
- Writers
- Sarah Adina Smith
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sarah Adina Smith, shot by Shaheen Seth. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mister Squinter. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sarah Adina Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Rami Malek and DJ Qualls and Kate Lyn Sheil carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The Inversion is Coming".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5173032 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sarah Adina Smith directs. Shaheen Seth behind the camera. Mister Squinter scores. Sarah Adina Smith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3Directed by Sarah Adina Smith, shot by Shaheen Seth. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Mister Squinter. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Sarah Adina Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Rami Malek and DJ Qualls and Kate Lyn Sheil carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The Inversion is Coming".
- 8IMDB entry: tt5173032 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Shaheen Seth
- Original score
- Mister Squinter
- Editing
- Sarah Adina Smith
- Production design
- Alexis Rose
- Costume design
- Emily Batson
- Makeup / hair
- Ana Gabriela Quinonez
- Sound
- Paula Fairfield
- Runtime
- 96 min Β· 1h 36m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $73,121
- Original language
- EN
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 69% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 63/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.1/10 Β· 12,189 votes
- MPAA
- Unrated
Awards
3 nominations total
Also by
Sarah Adina Smith
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What people are saying
- Renoβ 3/10
He wasn't designed to fit in with the system! This is one of those films, you won't properly get the notion. Too random, surreal, but at the end somehow all connects. The narration has multiple layers, that's what confusing at the initial stage. Though I liked the character nicknamed, 'the last free man'. If I had watched this film successfully means, that's the main reason. But I felt they have under-used it or missed a great opportunity. Because it was a wonderful film character. Tens of stories can be created using such role. But why did they go for a dry story. In my opinion, it should have been in the line of 'Captain Fantastic'. Rami was okay. He did justify the role he had played. But not like a performance of the year. I understand why this film was very dark, and partially being a dark comedy. The overall storyline looked good. The man with ambition, and to meet that end, he had dedicated his life. But he did not know what he's becoming. It was like 'Split' meets 'Bad Santa'. From all, the boat scenes were a bit of out of context. Yet it brought distinct perspective to the character who was struggling with reality. A film for a few selected people. I feel bad for rating it such low, but I'm only being honest. 3/10
Production companies
Who made it
Gamechanger Films
US
Snowfort Pictures
US
- EV
Everything Is Everything
Key crew
- Production DesignAlexis Rose
- EditorSarah Adina Smith
- Executive ProducerMynette Louie
- Executive ProducerDan Cogan
- Executive ProducerGeralyn White Dreyfous
- Costume DesignEmily Batson
- ProducerTravis Stevens
- Executive ProducerJulie Parker Benello
- Script SupervisorVictoria Geske
- ProducerJonako Donley
- Executive ProducerWendy Ettinger
- Sound DesignerPaula Fairfield
- Sound Re-Recording MixerCraig Henighan
- Makeup ArtistAna Gabriela Quinonez
- Art DirectionAlexis Wade
- HairstylistJaime Leigh McIntosh
- Art DirectionTessla Hastings
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- on the run
- mountain man
- authorities
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2017-05-28
Also known as
International titles
- Buster kΓ©t Γ©leteHU
- ΠΠ»ΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΡΠ΅ ΠΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ°RU
- λ²μ€ν° λ§ ννΈKR
- Le cΕur malΓ©fique de BusterFR
