![]() ![]() Through this adversity, the couple realizes that they can never lose everything as long as they have each other. But when she loses her job and they are evicted from the motel they live in, things go from bad to worse. They are genuinely excited, however, once they learn that Melissa is pregnant. Shot on location in southern Florida, the story spotlights hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her paraplegic boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), who are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty and ignorance. is currently in post production and a promo will be shown at Cannes. Joshua Skurla and Dan Klabin are executive producers for Empyrean, which fully financed the film, and are joined by Simon Fawcett (HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS & ALIENATE PEOPLE, IN THE LOOP) as executive producer. The film is produced by Original Media’s Charlie Corwin (HALF NELSON, THE SQUID AND THE WHALE), Freight Yard Films’ Andrea Roa and Ariel Elia, who is producing on behalf of Empyrean Pictures. EDGAR, KING KONG), Matt Dillon (CRASH, THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) and Norman Reedus (THE BOONDOCK SAINTS, THE WALKING DEAD). Written and directed by the award-winning Laurie Collyer (SHERRYBABY) and starring Naomi Watts (J. will be unveiled to international buyers by Hyde Park International at this year’s Marche du Film. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ‘SUNLIGHT JR.’ SHINES WITH HYDE PARK INTERNATIONAL AT CANNES Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts Headline Inspirational Drama from Director Laurie Collyer Los Angeles, CA– (May 8, 2012) – The gritty, inspirational drama SUNLIGHT JR. Through this adversity, the couple realizes that they can never lose everything as long as they have each other Check out details below. hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her paraplegic boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), who are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty and ignorance. The project which is in post-production, will go on sale for potential buyers at this year’s Cannes. I’ve received this press release stating that Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts star in an inspirational drama, SUNLIGHT JR. Tags: Matt Dillon, Naomi Watts, Sunlight Jr. ![]() With Naomi Watts And Matt Dillon To Sell At Cannes Much credit for this goes to the performances by Watts and Dillon, formidable actors at the top of their game here and exhibiting a remarkable chemistry.SUNLIGHT JR. There’s a danger in movies like this of simply pouring on the misery, but writer-director Laurie Collyer (who in 2006 made the very good “Sherrybaby”) never reduces or objectifies the two leads. Things come to a head when the two are kicked out of the motel and forced to move in with her mom. But given their circumstances, it’s reasonable to ask whether this really is good news. Richie is thrilled when Melissa happily announces her unexpected pregnancy (he’s doubly surprised - he thought he had been “shooting blanks”). In spite of it all, Melissa and Richie are truly in love, and the movie treats the relationship with tenderness. The film powerfully conveys the milieu’s bleakness - particularly painful are scenes set in a shabby foster home run by Melissa’s alcoholic mother (Tess Harper). Melissa and Richie exist paycheck-to-paycheck in a world where problems beget problems and chances for escape are rare. Sometimes he drinks with ne’er-do-well pals, sometimes by himself, from a bottle stashed in his wheelchair. Richie, a roughneck with a sweet side, passes the days fixing home appliances (not exactly an in-demand skill) and drinking at a bar, where he reminisces about his earlier life as a construction worker. Small wonder she habitually shows up late, which of course is held against her. Melissa’s is a depressing, dead-end job made worse by a nasty, sexist boss and unwanted visits from a sleazy and menacing ex-boyfriend (Norman Reedus) who used to supply her with pills. Melissa (Watts) and her wheelchair-using boyfriend, Richie (Dillon), live in a seedy motel, scraping by on her salary as a clerk at a convenience store - called Sunlight Jr. The film is merciless in showing the obstacles faced by a down-and-out couple in strip-mall Florida, but there’s a modicum of hope in the genuine love the characters share. ![]() “Sunlight Jr.” is a compelling portrayal of the grinding life of America’s working poor, brought into sharp focus by intense lead performances from Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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