Furlough

"There are pros and cons to every friendship."

2018 1h 24m EN

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5.7

MID

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20%

ROTTEN

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5.5

IMDB

★5.7TMDB · 59🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes★5.5IMDB · 2,114

Comedy

Synopsis

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In between caring for her mother, a young woman works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.

“There are pros and cons to every friendship.”

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Cast

Melissa Leo
Joan Anderson
Tessa Thompson
Nicole Stevens
Edgar Ramírez
Kevin Rivera
Anna Paquin
Lily Benson
Whoopi Goldberg
Moms
Erik Griffin
Warden Borden
Drena De Niro
Linda
La La Anthony
Brandy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laurie Collyer
Writers: Barry Strugatz
Languages: English, Korean
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Laurie Collyer, shot by Bérénice Eveno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Cardoni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jesse Gordon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Melissa Leo and Tessa Thompson and Edgar Ramírez carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There are pros and cons to every friendship.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laurie Collyer directs. Bérénice Eveno behind the camera. Jeff Cardoni scores. Jesse Gordon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
4Directed by Laurie Collyer, shot by Bérénice Eveno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jeff Cardoni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jesse Gordon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Melissa Leo and Tessa Thompson and Edgar Ramírez carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There are pros and cons to every friendship.".
9IMDB entry: tt5291792 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "sibling relationship", "dementia", "transport of prisoners", "road trip".