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Mar 16, 2018 · 20% Tomatometer 5 Reviews. 32% Audience Score 50+ Ratings. A young woman works part time at a prison while also caring for her mother. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle...
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Mar 16, 2018 · Furlough: Directed by Laurie Collyer. With Melissa Leo, Tessa Thompson, Edgar Ramírez, Erik Griffin. When an inmate is granted one weekend out of prison to see her dying mother, a rookie correction officer struggles to keep her under control.
Mar 13, 2018 · Film Review: ‘Furlough’. A corrections officer takes a prison inmate on a trip to visit her dying mother in Laurie Collyer’s milquetoast dramedy. By Nick Schager. Richard Hutchings....
Furlough is a 2018 American comedy-drama film starring Tessa Thompson, Melissa Leo, Whoopi Goldberg and Anna Paquin. The film was directed by Laurie Collyer, written by Barry Strugatz and produced by Leo; James Schamus served as an executive producer.
TOP CRITIC. Collyer's film assumes the racially-mismatched-buddy form of "48 Hrs." and the contentious central dynamic of "Midnight Run," except that its first draft-grade script lacks the...
Mar 16, 2018 · In between caring for her mother (Whoopi Goldberg), a young woman (Tessa Thompson) works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she’s tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate (Melissa Leo) on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother.
An unexpectedly sweet comedy. Gordon-11 6 October 2018. This film tells the story of a correctional officer who escorts a prisoner for 36 hours for a death bed visit. The plot sounds like a heavy drama, but actually it is a light hearted comedy.