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Smashed (2012)

Smashed poster
Directed by
James Ponsoldt
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 307 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A young married couple are both alcoholics. After a series of humiliating events from her drinking, the wife decides to get sober with help from a coworker and a sponsor.

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What happens

Smashed is a 2012 American drama film directed by James Ponsoldt, written by Ponsoldt and Susan Burke, and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul. Winstead and Paul play a married couple, Kate and Charlie Hannah, both alcoholics. After a series of embarrassing incidents caused by her drinking habit, Kate decides to get sober with the help of a coworker and a sponsor from Alcoholics Anonymous. The script was partly based on Burke's own experience of giving up alcohol at a young age, since she felt that her narrative had not yet been told on film. She and Ponsoldt wrote the script over six months, and the main roles were cast in September 2011. The film's US$500,000 budget was financed by independent investors including Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf. It was shot in Los Angeles in October 2011. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2012 and was released by Sony Pictures Classics on October 12, 2012. The film received positive reviews, with Winstead's performance receiving unanimous praise, and was nominated for several awards for her acting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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