Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

2011 1h 27m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 28

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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In 2008, New York mother Tiffany Rubin faced every parent's worst nightmare when her six year old son Kobe vanished into thin air. Upon learning that Kobe had been kidnapped by his biological father and taken to South Korea, Tiffany seeks the assistance of American Association for Lost Children representative Mark Miller, who guides her through the arduous process of traveling to Korea, and getting Kobe back.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Taraji P. Henson
Tiffany Rubin
David Haydn-Jones
Chris Rubin
Drew Davis
Kobe
Sean Baek
Jeff
Terry O'Quinn
Mark Miller

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Harvey
Writers: Michael Bortman
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gary Harvey, shot by Mathias Herndl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Schwadel 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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Taraji P. Henson and David Haydn-Jones and Drew Davis carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1707825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gary Harvey directs. Mathias Herndl behind the camera. Richard Schwadel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Gary Harvey, shot by Mathias Herndl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Richard Schwadel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Taraji P. Henson and David Haydn-Jones and Drew Davis carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1707825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mathias Herndl
Editing: Richard Schwadel
Production design: Richard Paris
Costume design: Heather Douglas
Stunt coordinator: Chad Sayn
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)

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Reno2015-06-16
★ 8/10
A mom's fight for her child... Based on the true stories have always fascinated me. We can read those stories as one page article in a newspaper, but watching it in a motion picture is totally different and give a closer experience to the original event. I've seen variety of 'taken' and 'abducted' movies that inspired by the real incidents and this one is not bad at all in contrast to its budget. Minimal cast, descent performances, enthralling storytelling, overall a good movie as for the standard to be a television movie. One thing these movies teach us is the importance of family and its members. To see their struggle to retrieve the loved one makes our heart melt. This film is about a mother whose son, Kobe was taken away by none other than her ex husband, the child's biological father against her will and the law. To find out where they are, who's going to help her and will they reunite is the remaining story told in a exciting way. The thrilling last scene was good, intrigued by the acceleration. Since it was no a fiction, definitely worth a watch. 8/10

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