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Hide Your Smiling Faces

2014 · 1h 21m · NOT RATED Drama
Directed by Daniel Patrick Carbone

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Tommy and his older brother Eric live in the midst of vast remote forests. The death of their friend pushes them close to the edge. Eric doesn’t know how to channel his energy. All at once, nature’s vastness feels stifling.

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83%
Tomatometer
Fresh

[Features an] outsider perspective, authentic locations, unforced naturalism, and fresh, improvisatory work by first-time actors.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh

There's a startling stillness about the film, especially the opening scenes, that becomes a character in itself and helps to avoid softness.

John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh

Traces of classic coming-of-age dramas such as Stand by Me and River's Edge are evoked in this lyrical and low-key reflection on sudden mortality and childhood's end.

Steve Dollar, Wall Street Journal
Fresh

Quickly and assuredly, writer-director Carbone puts us in the mood of these languorous summer days.

Tomas Hachard, NPR
Rotten

It's not just these children's smiling faces that are hidden here - it's everything that might make you want to search out the meaning behind them.

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

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