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Wendy and Lucy

On the long road, friendship is everything.

2008 · 1h 20m · R Drama
Directed by Kelly Reichardt

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Overview

A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.

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85%
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Fresh

Williams and Patton and the folks of this corner of Oregon serve up a slice of "indie" that, if it doesn't reach the level of "inspires," at least feels timely and true.

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh

Within the confines of this minimalist (with a microscopic m) picture, there are sequences so vital, timely and of-the-moment, so powerful and well-observed and precise, the effect can be emotionally overwhelming.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh

Wendy and Lucy is quiet, deliberate filmmaking. See it knowing you will witness an idiosyncratic take on storytelling by a fundamentally independent filmmaker.

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh

This brilliant, desperately sad Steinbeckian fable from American director Kelly Reichardt. It's Reichardt's third full-length feature ('Old Joy' was in cinemas last year), but only her first masterpiece.

David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh

Deliberately paced -- slow, even -- it's nevertheless an amazing, timely parable for increasingly desperate times.

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

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