99 Homes is an American drama 2014 directed by Ramin Bahrani, written by Bahrani and Amir Naderi and starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon and Laura Dern. Set in Florida, the film follows the sole father of Dennis Nash (Garfield) and his family when they were driven from their home by businessman Rick Carver (Shannon), leading to Nash choosing to help Carver drive people out of their homes instead of his home family. Bahrani dedicates the film to a late film critic, Roger Ebert.
The film competes for the Golden Lion at Venice's 71st International Film Festival. It won the Grand Prix at the 2015 Deauville American Film Festival. It was also screened in the Special Presentation section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in a limited release on September 25, 2015, by Broad Green Pictures.
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Plot
An unemployed father, Dennis Nash, a former construction worker in Orlando, Florida, was evicted along with his mother, Lynn, a hairdresser, and Connor's young son from the acquired home they shared. The real estate operator Rick Carver is responsible for eviction, and the enforcement police officer calls him "the boss." Dennis and his family moved into a rundown and cramped motel room. Dennis goes to Rick's office and tries to retrieve his tools stolen by Rick's men. Rick sees a confrontation and is impressed by Dennis's breakthrough. He offers Dennis to work as a builder on the property and Dennis receives. Dennis soon became Rick's assistant, helped carry out his own eviction and created a real estate scheme that exploited government and banking rules to harm the troubled homeowner. She starts receiving big money payments (in return for the work she does for Rick) and plunges into the glamorous lifestyle in which Rick spoils.
Almost as soon as he starts working for Rick, Dennis tells Rick to keep the checks Rick offered as payment so he can buy back the house from where he was evicted, but Rick tells him to save his money for now because not enough anyway.
An evicted homeowner lives in the same motel as Dennis and his family recognizes and threatens him. Dennis reacts by making a deal with Rick to buy back his family's old house, but the legal process prevents them from moving immediately, so he decides to get his son out of the motel room by selling the family home and buy far more luxury homes instead.
When Dennis took his mother and son to the mansion and told them that he bought it and sold their old house so they could get out of the motel room, his mother could not believe at first that he had bought the house. Then Dennis's mother was shocked by the loss of their old home and was rejected when he realized Dennis was gaining his newfound wealth by helping Rick sacrifice an honest homeowner who has financial problems. Even Dennis's son is unhappy with his arrangements. Lynn and Connor leave Dennis to live with her brother.
Rick united a multimillion dollar real estate deal, but was threatened by a legal case brought by the owner of the house he was trying to pull out. Dennis and the homeowner are friendly acquaintances, but the man turns against Dennis when he sees him as part of Rick's eviction business. Dennis obeys Rick's order to send false documents to court that defeats the homeowner's legal case. The subsequent evictions turned into armed alert. Afraid that the man, whose family is also home, is likely to be killed in the shoot-out, Dennis admits to having submitted the false document. The homeowner gives in, and Dennis is escorted to a law enforcement car so they can talk to Rick. As Dennis waits in the car, the owner's son smiles at him, then quickly runs away.
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Cast
- Andrew Garfield as Dennis Nash
- Michael Shannon as Rick Carver
- Laura Dern as Lynn Nash
- The Guinee Team as Frank Greene
- Noah Lomax as Connor Nash
- Clancy Brown as Mr. Freeman
- Cynthia Santiago as Ny. Greene
- Manu Narayan as Khanna
- Cullen Moss as Bill
- Nadiyah Skyy as Tamika
Production
Casting
On July 24, 2013, Andrew Garfield signed a contract to play Dennis Nash, an unemployed contractor who lost his home for foreclosure. Then on September 13, Michael Shannon joins the cast of the film to play Rick Carver, who teaches legal and illegal Dennis of foreclosure games. On December 10, Laura Dern also joined cast members to portray Lynn Nash, Dennis's widow mother, and on January 6, 2014, Noah Lomax joined cast members to portray Connor Nash, Dennis's son.
Filming
The subject of photography, which begins on November 18, 2013 in New Orleans, takes a vacation break from Christmas to New Year on December 20th. Then, the film re-filming on January 6, 2014. Whenever a close-up of Andrew Garfield's face is required, Ramin Bahrani uses a 24mm wide angle lens to mimic Garfield's character thinking.
Music
The scores of the film were written by Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales.
Release
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 29 August 2014. and entered the screen at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2014. As well as the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2014. Shortly after, Broad Green Pictures gained US distribution rights for the film the. This went to the screen at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015. The film was released in a limited release on September 25, 2015. The film was released in the UK on September 25, 2015.
Reception
Critical response
99 House received positive reviews from critics. In Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 92% rating, based on 138 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The critical consensus of the site reads, "Fueled by strong acting and fast-paced and patient narratives, 99 Home is a modern economic parable whose godly anger is matched with intelligence and compassion. " At Metacritic, the film has a score of 76 out of 100, based on 31 critics, which shows "generally favorable reviews".
Accolades
References
External links
- Official website
- 99 Home on IMDb
- 99 Home in Metacritic
- 99 House at Rotten Tomatoes
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