Gimme Shelter (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Ronald Krauss |
| Produced by |
Ronald Krauss Jeff Rice |
| Written by | Ronald Krauss |
| Starring |
Vanessa Hudgens James Earl Jones Rosario Dawson Stephanie Szostak Emily Meade Ann Dowd Brendan Fraser |
| Music by | Ólafur Arnalds |
| Cinematography | Eric Steven Kirkland |
| Edited by |
Marie-Hélène Dozo Mark Sult |
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Roadside Attractions
Day 28 Films |
| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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Running time
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,359,910 |
Gimme Shelter is a 2013 American independent drama film written and directed by Ronald Krauss and starring Vanessa Hudgens, James Earl Jones, Rosario Dawson, Stephanie Szostak, Emily Meade, Ann Dowd, and Brendan Fraser. It is based on a true story about a runaway teenage girl who gets pregnant and is placed in a home for pregnant girls.
Agnes "Apple" Bailey (Vanessa Hudgens) has never had an easy life. She's been in and out of foster care for years, and her mother June (Rosario Dawson) is an abusive addict who only wants her for the welfare money she provides. She decides to run away and go in search of her absent father Tom Fitzpatrick (Brendan Fraser), whom she discovers is now a wealthy Wall Street broker with a family. He agrees to take her in, but she's quickly forced out again when he and his wife learn she's pregnant and don't agree with her decision to keep the baby.
When a pimp forces her into his vehicle to discuss "business", Apple jumps into the driver's seat, speeds away and crashes the car. Apple awakes in a hospital where a priest, Father McCarthy (James Earl Jones), is waiting to speak with her. After gaining her trust Father McCarthy arranges for her to stay in a home for pregnant teenage girls. The shelter is run by a formerly homeless woman named Kathy (Ann Dowd). June is informed that Apple will be staying there and goes to the shelter in an attempt to take her to her home, but is forced to leave after she gets violent.
Apple bonds with the other girls at the shelter, beginning to open up and trust them. She gives birth to a baby girl and names her Hope. Tom comes to visit and the two reconcile. He offers to let Apple and Hope come live with him, but as they're leaving Apple realizes she's already made a home for herself at the shelter and decides to stay.
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