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The Swerve

Play trailer 1:37 Poster for The Swerve 2018,  1h 35m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A woman with a seemingly perfect life battles insomnia.
The Swerve

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Critics Consensus

Bound together by Azura Skye's riveting work in the central role, The Swerve paints a harrowing portrait of a life unmoored.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Oct 29, 2020
3.5/4
It's a forceful debut from Kapsalis, but, wow, it is harrowing. Go to Full Review
Scott Marks San Diego Reader Oct 27, 2020
3/5
A relentlessly unshakable albeit unpleasant ride, particularly when filmmaker Dean Kapsalis slaloms around audience expectation, something he skillfully accomplishes for the first two-thirds of the picture. Go to Full Review
Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Oct 2, 2020
3.5/5
The power of The Swerve is that it doesn't paint a full-blown breakdown - in this case, one that results in an unbearable tragedy - as easily traced back to one moment. Go to Full Review
Cody Dericks Next Best Picture Jul 6, 2022
7/10
Aided by an incredibly harrowing lead performance from Azura Skye, “The Swerve” confidently and unsparingly puts the audience in the headspace of its troubled protagonist. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia Dec 21, 2021
6/10
It seems unfinished and predictable as it traverses the common grounds of the genre to illustrate the psychological abyss of its protagonist. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dax Ebaben Film Cred Aug 31, 2021
The Swerve is a cinematic experience that plays like a strange dream, the kind where the uncanniness seems to cause irrational fear. Go to Full Review
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Dean Kapsalis

Director

Azura Skye

Holly

Bryce Pinkham

Rob

Ashley Bell

Claudia

Zach Rand

Paul

Taen Phillips

Ben

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The Swerve

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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman with a seemingly perfect life battles insomnia.
Director
Dean Kapsalis
Producer
Tommy Minnix
Screenwriter
Dean Kapsalis
Production Co
Spark Chamber
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 22, 2020
Runtime
1h 35m
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