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Torn

Play trailer Poster for Torn 2013,  1h 20m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Two families, bonding after their sons are killed in an explosion, learn that one of them is the prime suspect in the attack.

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Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Oct 24, 2013
3/4
It's a portrait of grief and devastation, and also of the ways in which the police and media can jump to conclusions and feed off of the public's anger and confusion. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Oct 24, 2013
3/5
A post-post-9/11 melodrama that only occasionally lives up to its noble ambitions. Go to Full Review
Tony Hicks San Jose Mercury News Oct 23, 2013
2.5/4
It does something a lot of better-financed Hollywood movies don't: It makes you think. Go to Full Review
John Noonan FILMINK (Australia) Jul 17, 2015
Directed by Jeremiah Birnbaum, Torn dissects the tenacity with which the media can jump on a story, manipulating the facts to suit a certain narrative, and by doing so, exposing buried prejudices in ourselves. Go to Full Review
Kelly Vance East Bay Express Oct 31, 2013
Doesn't hit us over the head with the "us against them" front story. Go to Full Review
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Kylo M Oct 25, 2013 Past its bland title and handful of overwrought soap-opera moments, Torn rings with the sound of quiet truth.
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Cast & Crew

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Jeremiah Birnbaum

Director

Faran Tahir

Ali Munsif

Dendrie Taylor

Lea

John Heard

Detective Kalkowitz

Sharon Washington

Agent Reese

Patrick St. Esprit

Charles

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two families, bonding after their sons are killed in an explosion, learn that one of them is the prime suspect in the attack.
Director
Jeremiah Birnbaum
Producer
Jeremiah Birnbaum, James C.E. Burke, George Manatos, Maria Victoria Ponce
Screenwriter
Michael Richter
Distributor
The Film Collective
Production Co
Fog City Pictures, Objective 49, Precept Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 28, 2014
Runtime
1h 20m
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