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Hard Truths
USA 2023
produced by Timothy J. Cox, Paige Hoover, Maya Ahmed for Alysm Films, Three Peas in A Pod Productions
directed by Maya Ahmed
starring Paige Hoover, Timothy J. Cox, Patrick Johnston, Ira Cross, Joy Kapp
written by Timothy J. Cox, Paige Hoover, music by WeAreTheGood, Tristan Barton
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review by Mike Haberfelner
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Peter (Timothy J. Cox) has been model Hope's (Paige Hoover) manager for
years now, and they've really grown togethre and therefore their
professional relationship has grown very cordial. But now Peter's trying
to book a big gig for Hope with a company huge enough to change both their
careers' trajectories, but that client is only interested in Hope if she
makes some "drastic changes" to her appearance - and now Peter
has to break these news to her ... Hard Truths is very
much an actors' movie as it really puts character above everything and
even the story arc pretty much following the character arcs. And in this
case, this is perfectly fine as the actors are all brilliant, especially
the two leads (who have also written the movie) give very nuanced
performances, with the subtle direction giving them the necessary space to
breathe. But what really makes this work is also that the film treats its
delicate subject with the right amount of seriousness and restraint and
also a lot of heart, with the end result being a rather beautiful little
movie.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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