South Mountain is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Hilary Brougher and starring Talia Balsam and Scott Cohen.
![]() | This article needs a plot summary. (March 2021) |
South Mountain | |
---|---|
Directed by | Hilary Brougher |
Written by | Hilary Brougher |
Produced by | Susan A. Stover Maria Rosenblum Kristin M. Frost |
Starring | Talia Balsam Scott Cohen |
Cinematography | Ethan Mass |
Edited by | Maria Rosenblum |
Music by | Herdis Stefansdottir |
Release date |
|
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2019.[1]
The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus reads, "South Mountain sifts through the wreckage of a broken marriage, finding quietly impactful resolutions through Talia Balsam's nuanced performance."[2] Alex Saveliev of Film Threat gave the film a 9 out of 10.[3] Eric Kohn of IndieWire graded the film a B+.[4]
Nick Schager of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote that the film "demonstrates a realistically complex conception of stock ideas like 'vengeance,' 'moving on' and 'healing,' and Ethan Mass’s cinematography echoes the material’s dualities in its delicate interplay of light and dark."[5]
Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Painful, potent scenes from a troubled marriage."[6]