Surrounded

"Never surrender."

2023 1h 40m EN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 87

WesternActionDrama

Synopsis

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After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him.

“Never surrender.”

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Cast

Letitia Wright
Mo Washington
Jamie Bell
Tommy Walsh
Michael Kenneth Williams
Will Clay
Jeffrey Donovan
Wheeler
Kevin Wiggins
Curly
Brett Gelman
Mr. Fields
Luce Rains
Goldie
Andrew Pagana
Andy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Mandler
Writers: Justin Thomas, Andrew Pagana
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Anthony Mandler, shot by Max Goldman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Letitia Wright and Jamie Bell and Michael Kenneth Williams carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Never surrender.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2572212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Anthony Mandler directs. Max Goldman behind the camera. Ron Patane cuts. Produced in United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom.
3Directed by Anthony Mandler, shot by Max Goldman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Ron Patane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Letitia Wright and Jamie Bell and Michael Kenneth Williams carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Never surrender.".
7IMDB entry: tt2572212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Max Goldman
Editing: Ron Patane
Stunt coordinator: Mic Rodgers
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Surrounded (2023)

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CinemaSerf2023-11-08
★ 6/10
When a stagecoach is ambushed by a violent gang of outlaws, it is left to the quiet and unassuming war veteran "Mo" (Letitia Wright) to keep an eye on the captured "Tommy" (Jamie Bell) whilst her colleagues go off in search of a bag of loot that their would-be robbers had already stolen. The wily and ruthless "Tommy" tries all sort of tactics to try and get her to trust him - and to untie him from a tree, but she is no shrinking violet and it is only when his own gang turn up and she faces some perilous choices that he ends up at liberty and she finds herself facing the ultimate fight for survival. It's not really a Western, I think, this film - it could easily work the same in an urban environment. It's a more of an attempt at a more sophisticated story that looks at sex and race in what was essentially a white man's rather harsh world, and Wright fulfils the role effectively for the most part. Bell is also a good actor when his temper is allowed to run wild and has a rawness that's usually quite fun to watch too. Add to that duo the rather menacing presence of "Clay" (Michael Kenneth Williams) and we should have been set for a cracking story. Sadly, though - we don't get it. The build up scenes and character establishment tee us up well, but when it comes to the execution of the gist of the story, the thing just falls away and becomes rather procedural and familiar. The photography works well as does Robin Hannibal's score, but the dialogue all-too-quickly becomes rather mono-syllabically banal and the film simply runs out of steam after forty minutes or so. There is something suitably vindicating about the denouement, but by then I'm not sure I really cared that much any more. It's certainly worth a watch but I found it disappointing.

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