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Movie Info

Stranded at a remote farmhouse with no heat, no power and a dwindling food supply, the people of a yoga retreat face the possibility that they may not survive.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Benjamin Dickinson
Writer:

Benjamin Dickinson
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 20, 2017
Runtime:

1h 31m
Production Co:

Ghost Robot, RSA FIlms

Cast & Crew

Lindsay Burdge
Marie

Paul Manza
Paul

Jennifer Kim
Jen

Samantha Jacober
Sam

Matthew Chastain
Matt

Kate Lyn Sheil
Kate

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Critic Reviews for First Winter

All Critics (4) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (2)

It haunted me the first time I saw it and even more so the second time.

November 15, 2012 | Rating: 4/5

Stephen Holden
New York Times
Dickinson's anti-dramatic methodology proves ill-suited to the task of generating narrative interest.

November 13, 2012 | Full Review…

Andrew Schenker
Village Voice
The film's interests are mainly relegated to wallowing in the frigid-starvation-suffering of its protagonists.

November 8, 2012 | Rating: .5/4 | Full Review…

Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
A disturbing nightmare flick on the down side of life on a hippie commune in the sticks.

October 3, 2015 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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