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The Off Hours (2011)

The Off Hours poster
Directed by
Megan Griffiths
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman working the night shift at a truck stop interacts with the travelers and locals who pass through. The movie follows the small, everyday moments in her life.

slow-burnquietcontemplativeintimategroundedmelancholicobservationalslice-of-life

What happens

The Off Hours is an American film written and directed by Seattle filmmaker Megan Griffiths. The full-length feature film is akin to real life events that happened at a truck stop. It was distinguished due to its adoption of environmental and socially acceptable settings, which has won recognition by the Sustainable Style Foundation with a SSF Tag award. The film was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 22, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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