SummaryJohn (Jack Reynor) lives with his mother, Jean (Toni Collette), in a social housing suburb and ekes out a meager living as a nocturnal taxi driver. John returns home one morning to find his mother unconscious from an alcohol overdose – this was not the first time. Jean violently rejects John’s attempts to help as well as his intentions to unite ... Read More
Directed By:Gerard Barrett
Written By:Gerard Barrett
Glassland
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
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Generally Favorable
6.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
69% Positive
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Feb 11, 2016
100
Collette delivers one of the best performances of her already impressive career in Glassland.
Feb 8, 2016
80
It’s a film of few frills or flourishes, which never tries to dress up its subject or soften its blows. Yet in its rage and its pain, in the wire-brush scrub it gives to the movies’ woozily romantic notions of alcoholism, Glassland feels wholly honest and true.
Mar 10, 2016
75
Glassland is a small film with an emotional punch that wallops above its weight class.
Feb 16, 2016
70
Glassland is impressive, although Barrett struggles to give this carefully crafted narrative a coherent resolution.
Feb 11, 2016
70
There’s much in the movie to admire until it runs headlong into a stone wall.
Feb 16, 2016
50
Barrett faces the daunting task of trying to contain Collette's tumultuous performance, and he struggles to make Reynor's more restrained turn work in the same space. The film trudges along in Collette's wake, fumbling for something to focus on apart from the bleeding wound just offscreen.
Feb 8, 2016
40
As the determined but fragile son, Reynor has a strong presence, but Collette’s character is too thinly sketched to make much sense.
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Jun 5, 2016
8
A tough movie to watch. There are a lot of troubled people in this world, how do they cope with that? How does that affect those around them? This movie is a real slice of life. And it's from Australia. We think these problems are only here in America. Surprise! A gritty drama well acted. Must have been tough for the actors to get up for filming each day. For all the teens who think they will be Kardashians or Zuckerbergs by the time they are 20, this is a movie that shows how it can all go south.
May 3, 2016
7
Glassland is the reason why these unknown movies must stay unknown so no one can understand the genius mind of these kinds of movies. Unique as a piece of glass.
Production Company:
- Blank Page Productions
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
- Element Pictures
Release Date:Feb 12, 2016
Duration:1 h 33 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Sometimes hope begins with sacrifice.
Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 6 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
