The Nest (2020 film)

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The Nest
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sean Durkin
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Screenplay by Sean Durkin
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Music by Richard Reed Parry[1]
Cinematography Mátyás Erdély
Edited by Matthew Hannam
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  • January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26) (Sundance)
  • September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) (Canada/United States)
  • August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27) (United Kingdom)
Running time
 107 minutes[3]
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  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Language English
Box office $2.1 million[4]

The Nest is a 2020 psychological drama film written, directed, and produced by Sean Durkin.[5][6] The film stars stars Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche, and Adeel Akhtar.

The Nest had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, and was released in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2020, by IFC Films and Elevation Pictures respectively.

Plot

In the 1980s, Rory O'Hara and his wife Allison live a middle-class life in New York City with their children Samantha (Sam) and Benjamin (Ben), the former born from Allison's previous relationship.

Allison teaches horseback riding, while Rory works as a trader. Believing his opportunities in the States are limited, Rory persuades Allison to relocate with him to Britain, where he plans to return to the firm of his former employer Arthur Davis. Despite Allison's initial misgivings, the family moves into a huge old mansion in Surrey where Rory persuades Allison to start her own farm on the property, buying a horse named Richmond in the process. Construction begins on a stable while Ben and Sam are enrolled in separate schools. Rory later takes Allison to high-class dinner parties with Arthur and his colleagues. However, the family has some difficulty adjusting, as their secluded location and respective commutes make it difficult for the children to get to school on time.

Several weeks later, construction abruptly stops on the stable. Learning that Rory never paid the builders, Allison discovers that his bank account is nearly empty. Rory promises he will have money soon, but Allison is forced to provide for the family by cutting into her hidden cash fund. Allison bristles at Rory's efforts to appear high-class while they remain nearly broke. At work, Rory proposes that Arthur sell his company to a larger American firm looking for a London office.

After brief consideration, Arthur refuses. Back at the mansion, Richmond collapses in pain and Allison is forced to go to a neighbouring farmer, who puts the horse down. Rather than go home following Arthur's rejection, Rory pays a visit to his mother, who shows no interest in his family and accuses Rory of abandoning her. Rory returns home late and gets into an argument with Allison over their financial woes and Rory's reckless, delusional behaviour.

In order to provide income to the household, Allison begins working as a farmhand. Allison's relationships with her children also become strained when Sam makes some disreputable friends and Ben gets into a fight with some school bullies. Rory and his colleague Steve arrange a potentially lucrative deal with a Norwegian fish-farming corporation. That night, he and Allison attend a dinner with Steve and their prospective clients while Sam and her friends throw a house party.

As the party gets out of control, Ben flees outside and witnesses Richmond's carcass being pushed to the surface of the grave due to improper burial. During the dinner, Allison openly mocks Rory before leaving the restaurant, taking the car and getting drunk at a nightclub. Rory attempts to downplay Allison's behaviour but his clients opt to go into business with Steve while cutting him out. Rory tries to take a taxi back to Surrey and confesses his many indiscretions to the driver, claiming his job is "pretending to be rich". With Rory's confessions making it clear that he is both broke and a liar, the driver anticipates that he will be unable to pay for the long fare and leaves him in the middle of nowhere.

The next morning, Allison wakes up hungover in her parked car and drives home, finding the house trashed after the party. Ben shows her Richmond's grave, where the carcass has risen almost completely to the surface. As Allison breaks down over the grave, Sam and Ben agree to make breakfast. Rory finishes the long walk home and finds his family seated at the table. He starts proposing another relocation, but Allison refuses. Sam hugs a crying Rory, then prepares a seat for him.

Cast

Production

The project was announced in April 2018, with Jude Law and Carrie Coon set to star for writer and director Sean Durkin.[7] Filming began in September 2018 in Canada for one week before moving to England.[8][9]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020.[10] Shortly after, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[11] It was theatrically released on September 18, 2020[12][4] and on VOD on November 17, 2020.[13]

Reception

Box office

The Nest grossed $137,852 in North America and $1.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.2 million.[4]

Critical response

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The Nest was screened at the 2020 Deauville American Film Festival where it won the Grand Special Prize, the International Critics' prize and the Revelation Prize.[16]

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for feature films.[17]

Awards

Award Date of Ceremony Category Nominees Result Ref.
British Independent Film Awards December 5, 2021 Best Director Sean Durkin Nominated
[18]
Best Actress Carrie Coon Nominated
Best Actor Jude Law Nominated
Best Screenplay Sean Durkin Nominated
Best British Independent Film Sean Durkin, Ed Guiney, Derrin Schlesinger, Rose Garnett, Amy Jackson, Christina Piovesan Nominated
Best Cinematography Mátyás Erdély Nominated
Canadian Screen Awards May 20, 2021 Best Picture Ed Guiney, Derrin Schlesinger, Rose Garnett, Sean Durkin Nominated
[19]
Best Director Sean Durkin Nominated
Best Actress Carrie Coon Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Sean Durkin Nominated
Best Sound Editing Paul Germann, Brennan Mercer, Martin Gwynn Jones Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 21, 2020 Best Actress Carrie Coon Nominated
[20]
Deauville Film Festival September 4–13, 2020 Critics Award Sean Durkin Won
[21]
Special Prize Won
Revelations Prize Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards December 21, 2020 Best Actress Carrie Coon Nominated
[22]
Gotham Independent Film Awards January 11, 2021 Best Actor Jude Law Nominated
[23]
Best Actress Carrie Coon Nominated
National Board of Review Awards January 26, 2021 Top 10 Independent Films Won
[24]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards March 8, 2021 Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film Sean Durkin Won
[25]
Best Canadian Film Nominated
Best Director in a Canadian Film Sean Durkin Nominated
Best Actress in a Canadian Film Carrie Coon Nominated

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