Downloading Nancy

2008 · 101 min · EN · 5.4 (77 votes)

Dir. Johan Renck · Starring Maria Bello, Rufus Sewell, Jason Patric, Amy Brenneman, Michael Nyqvist, David Lawrence Brown · Music Krister Linder

“She's looking for someone to complete her.”

DramaRomanceThriller

When Albert Stockwell comes home from work one day he finds a note from his wife of 15 years, Nancy, saying she has gone to see friends. After waiting several days, Albert realizes that his wife is missing. Nancy has met her salvation on the Internet in the form of Louis Farley. Nancy and Louis, both wounded souls, take comfort in one another through e-mail, pictures, and promises of perverse sexual encounters.

VIBE

A deeply unsettling and melancholic journey into the abyss of depression. It's a bleak, character-driven thriller that explores the darkest corners of the human psyche with an intense, slow-burn approach. Not for the faint of heart.

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