99 Homes
- Screening Dates: 1st September, 8pm // 8th September, 6pm
- Starring: Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern
- Directed by: Ramin Bahrani
- Running time: 112 mins
- Rating: M - offensive language & sexual references
- Language: English
DRAMA: The drama revolves around two men, a corrupter and a corruptee. Rick Carver [Michael Shannon] is a reptilian broker who specialises in home foreclosure. Dennis Nash [Andrew Garfield] is one of his many victims, a hard-working tradesman who finds himself evicted from his home, only to then be offered work with Carver – doing unto others what’s just been done to him. Dennis finds himself submitting to Carver’s tutelage and ideology: survival is all, making a buck is all. Houses are not family homes but boxes – assets that facilitate income streams. To get his beloved family home, Dennis is forced to pay a high price. The loss of his soul.
99 Homes is about temptation, shame, humiliation and greed — and it’s got something to say about America’s toxic-loan slump and how the taxpayer-funded bailout created a bonanza for big businesses who could make money out of the recession. SOURCE: NZIFF
“This is a tough, muscular, idealistic drama that packs a mighty punch, and Shannon and Garfield are excellent”. Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian