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May 15, 2014 · "The Retrieval" comes at you like a haunting slip of a memory, ... Only good movies. Get the Indie Focus newsletter, Mark Olsen's weekly guide to the world of cinema. Enter email address.
The Retrieval is a good movie, but it’s an even better example. Ostensibly the story of a young freedman realizing his agency in the aftermath of the Emancipation Proclamation, Chris Eska’s sober and engaging Civil War drama doubles as an inspiring portrait of a filmmaker eclipsing his negligible resources with his seemingly infinite resourcefulness.
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Apr 1, 2014 · Unlike recent Civil War epics, the unique Retrieval offers an indirect take on the conflict: Beyond the clashing sabers, innocent-faced adolescent Will (Ashton
Apr 2, 2014 · "The Retrieval", by Chris Eska is a Civil War drama that follows a two assistants of bounty hunters (Ashton Sanders and Keston John) as they search for and bring back a man (Tishuan Scott) who killed some of their partners in crime. This is a great example of good low-budget film-making. The actors are all good and the story is very interesting.
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THE RETRIEVAL takes place in 1864 in the midst of the Unites States Civil War. This is the story of Will, a 13-year old boy left behind by his father to be exploited by Marcus ( Keston John ). Marcus works as a bounty hunter, employed by an unstable white man named Burrell ( Bill Oberst, Jr. ) to retrieve runaway slaves and return them to their masters for cash rewards.
Apr 5, 2013 · If writer/director Chris Eska can pull off the same intrigue and intimacy with a larger budget and a more nuanced script, then the future of cinema is definitely in good hands. The Retrieval is now available to stream on Netflix. 8/10
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Apr 9, 2014 · A sort-of counter-balance to Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, The Retrieval is the story of Will (Ashton Sanders) on the run from, and in collaboration with, white bounty hunters in 1864, a year before the end of the Civil War. Starkly photographed by Yasu Tanida in grays and light blues with a sense of
