Faced with the responsibility to take care of her addict, veteran father, headstrong teen Mickey Peck keeps her household afloat. When she has the opportunity to leave for good, she must choose between familial obligation and personal fulfillment.... (Full plot summary below)
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Faced with the responsibility to take care of her addict, veteran father, headstrong teen Mickey Peck keeps her household afloat. When she has the opportunity to leave for good, she must choose between familial obligation and personal fulfillment.
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| Film ThreatBobby LePireMickey And The Bear is remarkable, maximizing its heartbreakingly honest script and emotional directing. Bolstered by a phenomenal cast and an ending that will leave the audience breathless, there is not a single misstep in the entire production. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayThis is one of the most exciting breakout films of the year, introducing Attanasio as a vibrant new voice in American cinema. More, please. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzIt's worth seeking out for the way it observes psychologically complex small-town characters struggling to endure present-day hardships and past traumas. |
| The PlaylistAndrew BundyBoth performances at the film’s center are just outstanding. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichMickey and the Bear only accomplishes so much in its modest 82 minutes (like most films of its kind, it builds to nothing more than a nudge in the right direction), but Attanasio makes you believe in the reality of these characters and the place that binds them together. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMorrone is superb in the part, exuding a sort of saintly solitude while caught up in the midst of turmoil from within and without. Even at its most dire, Mickey and the Bear is tinged with an almost holy hope for all involved, a rare and remarkable feat to pull off so well for a first-time director indeed. |
| The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAttanasio has made a sharp, affecting film that's brimming with darkness and hope, every instant of it vividly alive. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleIt’s all a very believable, close-quarters theater of exhaustion and pain, with moments of lightness and warmth that only add to the difficulty of Mickey’s predicament, and all of it captured in alluring fixed images of depth and color by cinematographer Conor Murphy. |
| TheWrapMonica CastilloMickey and the Bear is an impressive feature debut from Attanasio, one that shows a lot of promise in the way her movie explores characters and uncomfortable stories. When coupled with Morrone’s deft performance, Attanasio gives her lead character so much life and vibrancy. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreMickey and the Bear is to be relished for its performances and its gritty indie cinema sense of place. |
