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Stop the Pounding Heart

Play trailer Poster for Stop the Pounding Heart 2014,  1h 41m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The teenage daughter (Sara Carlson) of a goat-farming family develops a bond with a young cowboy (Colby Trichell) in Texas.
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Brad Wheeler Globe and Mail Mar 12, 2015
2/4
Minervini places these two non-actors in the same arena and no sparks whatsoever fly. It's a tedious, patience-testing experience that could reward only cinephiles and the curious. Go to Full Review
Tom Long Detroit News Mar 6, 2015
B+
Authenticity is the warm blood that pumps through "Stop the Pounding Heart," a low key but mesmerizing look at adolescent awakening in a fundamentalist family. Go to Full Review
A.O. Scott New York Times Sep 18, 2014
"Stop the Pounding Heart" transcends both the red state-blue state split and limited, didactic ideas of cinematic realism. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Sep 5, 2019
2.5/5
Its objectivity often feels like a grim purveyor of ignorance. Go to Full Review
Jay Kuehner Cinema Scope Oct 10, 2017
More than the sum of its avowed influences, Stop the Pounding Heart evidences a supplicant style of filmmaking. Go to Full Review
Amanda Waltz The Film Stage Jun 27, 2016
A-
Stop the Pounding Heart becomes a sensitive, lovingly crafted illustration of the relationship between culture, faith, and identity. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Roberto Minervini

Director

Sara Carlson

Sara

Colby Trichell

Colby

Roberto Minervini

Screenwriter

Diego Romero

Screenwriter

João Leite

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis The teenage daughter (Sara Carlson) of a goat-farming family develops a bond with a young cowboy (Colby Trichell) in Texas.
Director
Roberto Minervini
Producer
João Leite, Roberto Minervini, Denise Ping Lee, Luigina Smerilli
Screenwriter
Roberto Minervini, Diego Romero
Distributor
Big World Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 21, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.5K
Runtime
1h 41m
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