Take Shelter
Take Shelter is a 2011 American psychological thriller film, written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The plot follows a young husband and father (Shannon) who is plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, and questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself and his increasing worries over having paranoid schizophrenia.
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| Directed by | Jeff Nichols |
| Written by | Jeff Nichols |
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| Cinematography | Adam Stone |
| Edited by | Parke Gregg |
| Music by | David Wingo |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.75 million |
| Box office | $5 million |
The film won two Saturn Awards, Best Writing for Nichols and Best Actor for Shannon, and was nominated for two more, Best Horror or Thriller Film and Best Actress for Chastain. It explores the themes of masculinity, mental illness, and the lengths people go to protect the ones they love.
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