Take Shelter is a 2011 American drama film starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The film is written and directed by Jeff Nichols. Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father (Shannon) questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.Michael Shannon as
Cast.
Ray McKinnon as Kyle
Kathy Baker as Sarah
Katy Mixon as Nat
Shea Whigham as Dewart
Curtis LaForche
Jessica Chastain as Samantha LaForche
Lisa Gay Hamilton as Kendra.Take Shelter premiered in January 2011 at the Sundance Film Festival, and Sony Pictures Classics acquired rights to distribute the film in North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. The film also screened in May 2011 at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the 50th Critics' Week Grand Prix. It also received the Fipresci award from the International Federation of Film Critics, sharing it with Le Havre and The Minister. In September 2011, Take Shelter screened at the 37th Deauville American Film Festival, where it beat 13 other contenders to win the festival's grand prize. Later in September, Take Shelter screened at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival.
The film will have a limited release in New York and Los Angeles on September 30, 2011 Shotgun Stories, a 2007 film directed by Jeff Nichols.
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