Crystal (Kate Lyn Sheil) and Leo (Kentucker Audley) are a couple on the run after Crystal murdered her husband when he accused her of cheating on him with Leo. Leo tries to help the weak and needy Crystal by taking them to St. Petersburg, Florida where they hope to ditch the body and he hopes to get help from a friend that Crystal suspects is one of his ex-girlfriends.
When they arrive Leo leaves Crystal at a campsite and goes to spend the evening with his ex. Afraid of being alone Crystal goes to the ex's house where she sees Leo kissing her and attacks them both, threatening them with a knife. Leo manages to get Crystal to drop the knife and the two leave.
Leo drops Crystal off at Weeki Wachee Springs where she watches the mermaid show. In the meantime he tries to rent a boat, however the owner of the boat rental asks him to leave after he glimpses the inside of the trunk which contains Crystal's husband.
Leo enters Weeki Wachee Springs and retrieves Crystal before returning to the boat place where they go in the water and throw in the bodies of Crystal's husband and the boat man, whom Leo also killed to protect them. Leo angrily berates Crystal who flies into a rage and hits him with an oar. Believing she has killed him she gets out of the boat and wades to the shore where she sees that local police have arrived. Crystal runs off into the swampland. Meanwhile, Leo recovers from being knocked out and returns to shore where he turns himself in.
Crystal wanders into someone's back garden. Seeing a pool she gets in and begins to swim. The owner of the property arrives and asks Crystal if she wants her to call the police. Crystal tells her "Not yet."
Critical reception for Sun Don't Shine has been generally positive and the film holds a rating of 70 on Metacritic (based on 8 reviews) and 93% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 14 reviews).[3][4] The New York Times and New York Post both praised the film's acting and direction,[5] and the reviewer for the New York Times remarked that the film "unspools like a Françoise Sagan novel: purposefully, enigmatically and with a raw emotional purity that makes its volatile central couple appear even more defenseless than they really are."[6]
AwardsEdit
Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award, South by Southwest (2012, won)[7]
^"Sun Don't Shine". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^Brody, Richard. "THE FILM FILE: SUN DON'T SHINE". New Yorker. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^CATSOULIS, JEANNETTE (26 April 2013). "Sweaty Young Lovers on the Run". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^"SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). SXSW. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^"Nominees Announced for the 23rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards By IFP". IFP. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^"Surveying the Gotham Nominees For 'Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You,' Screening at MoMA Through Monday". IndieWire. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
shine, this, article, about, film, song, sonnentanz, 2012, independent, thriller, film, written, directed, seimetz, starring, kate, sheil, kentucker, audley, first, premiered, march, 2012, south, southwest, film, festival, where, special, jury, award, film, re. This article is about a film For the song see Sonnentanz Sun Don t Shine is a 2012 independent thriller film written and directed by Amy Seimetz and starring Kate Lyn Sheil and Kentucker Audley It first premiered on March 10 2012 at the South by Southwest Film Festival where it won a special jury award 1 The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on April 26 2013 by Factory25 2 Sun Don t ShineTheatrical release posterDirected byAmy SeimetzWritten byAmy SeimetzProduced byKim Sherman Amy SeimetzStarringKate Lyn Sheil Kentucker Audley Kit Gwinn AJ Bowen Mark ReebCinematographyJay KeitelEdited byDavid Lowery Amy SeimetzDistributed byFactory25Release datesMarch 10 2012 2012 03 10 SXSW April 26 2013 2013 04 26 United States Running time82 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3 1 Awards 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditCrystal Kate Lyn Sheil and Leo Kentucker Audley are a couple on the run after Crystal murdered her husband when he accused her of cheating on him with Leo Leo tries to help the weak and needy Crystal by taking them to St Petersburg Florida where they hope to ditch the body and he hopes to get help from a friend that Crystal suspects is one of his ex girlfriends When they arrive Leo leaves Crystal at a campsite and goes to spend the evening with his ex Afraid of being alone Crystal goes to the ex s house where she sees Leo kissing her and attacks them both threatening them with a knife Leo manages to get Crystal to drop the knife and the two leave Leo drops Crystal off at Weeki Wachee Springs where she watches the mermaid show In the meantime he tries to rent a boat however the owner of the boat rental asks him to leave after he glimpses the inside of the trunk which contains Crystal s husband Leo enters Weeki Wachee Springs and retrieves Crystal before returning to the boat place where they go in the water and throw in the bodies of Crystal s husband and the boat man whom Leo also killed to protect them Leo angrily berates Crystal who flies into a rage and hits him with an oar Believing she has killed him she gets out of the boat and wades to the shore where she sees that local police have arrived Crystal runs off into the swampland Meanwhile Leo recovers from being knocked out and returns to shore where he turns himself in Crystal wanders into someone s back garden Seeing a pool she gets in and begins to swim The owner of the property arrives and asks Crystal if she wants her to call the police Crystal tells her Not yet Cast EditKate Lyn Sheil as Crystal AJ Bowen as Highway Angel Kentucker Audley as Leo Kit Gwin as Terri Mark Reeb as BoatmanReception EditCritical reception for Sun Don t Shine has been generally positive and the film holds a rating of 70 on Metacritic based on 8 reviews and 93 on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews 3 4 The New York Times and New York Post both praised the film s acting and direction 5 and the reviewer for the New York Times remarked that the film unspools like a Francoise Sagan novel purposefully enigmatically and with a raw emotional purity that makes its volatile central couple appear even more defenseless than they really are 6 Awards Edit Chicken amp Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award South by Southwest 2012 won 7 Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award Gotham Independent Film Awards 2013 nominated 8 Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Gotham Independent Film Awards 2013 nominated 9 References Edit Sun Don t Shine FACTORY 25 Sun Don t Shine Sun Don t Shine Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved June 11 2013 Sun Don t Shine Metacritic Retrieved 3 January 2014 Brody Richard THE FILM FILE SUN DON T SHINE New Yorker Retrieved 3 January 2014 CATSOULIS JEANNETTE 26 April 2013 Sweaty Young Lovers on the Run The New York Times Retrieved 3 January 2014 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2012 AWARD WINNERS PDF SXSW Retrieved 3 January 2014 Nominees Announced for the 23rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards By IFP IFP Retrieved 3 January 2014 Surveying the Gotham Nominees For Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Screening at MoMA Through Monday IndieWire 16 November 2012 Retrieved 3 January 2014 External links EditSun Don t Shine at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sun Don 27t Shine amp oldid 1108011586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
