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The Closer We Get

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Karen shares her family's story of broken dreams, loyalty and redemption.

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David Jenkins Little White Lies 11/09/2015
4/5
Cannot wait to see what Guthrie does next, or whether she'll find a story as rich as this one. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 11/08/2015
3/5
It's oddly intimate fare, at times a touch too inward looking ... but honest and heartfelt throughout, driven by an unfashionable desire to heal, rather than merely reopen, old wounds. Go to Full Review Kate Muir The Times (UK) 11/05/2015
4/5
In the adroitly observed The Closer We Get, a family crisis turns into an autobiographical detective story when the film director Karen Guthrie returns home to care for her mother in the seaside town of Largs in North Ayrshire. Go to Full Review Katie Smith-Wong Flick Feast 11/19/2019
3/5
The Closer We Get is sensitive filmmaking, with Guthrie's careful direction and emotional narrative pulling the heartstrings without too much drama. Go to Full Review Matthew Anderson CineVue 04/08/2019
4/5
A poignant, unerring and simultaneously heart-warming and heartbreaking portrait of dealing with the demons of an unspoken past. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) 08/23/2018
4/5
An honest, beautifully rendered and ultimately heart-breaking reminder that there is no such thing as an ordinary life. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/06/2015 Affecting documentary of family relationships, with emphasis on the love/hate feelings that springs from an unorthodox arrangement. See more Read all reviews
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Karen Guthrie

Director

Karen Guthrie

Screenwriter

Karen Guthrie

Producer

Nina Pope

Producer

Malcolm Middleton

Original Music

Karen Guthrie

Cinematographer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Karen shares her family's story of broken dreams, loyalty and redemption.
Director
Karen Guthrie
Producer
Karen Guthrie, Nina Pope
Screenwriter
Karen Guthrie
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 27m
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