Jack,,an,Alaskan,ex,patriot,,returns,to,his,Fairbanks,home,following,the,death,of,his,wife.,He,is,full,of,anger,,guilt,and,depression.,His,reclusive,lifestyle,is,challenged,when,he,meets,a,graduate,student,who,is,investigating,the,affects,of,the,mining,operations,on,a,local,water,source.,The,film,was,shot,on,location,in,Fairbanks.,The,cinematography,is,beautiful,and,genuine.,There,is,nothing,fake,or,stereotypical,about,the,portrayal,of,the,subarctic,summer,and,lifestyle.,Filmed,during,in,mid-June,during,the,longest,day,of,the,year,,the,cinematographer,and,the,director,make,excellent,use,of,the,midnight,sun,and,the,seasonal,beauty,unique,to,this,part,of,the,world.,For,this,Fairbanksan,,it,was,refreshing,to,see,a,film,where,Interior,Alaska,is,portrayed,with,such,integrity.,Daniel,Ponickly,,who,stars,as,Jack,delivers,a,good,performance,as,the,widower,who,is,lost,in,his,grief.,Ponickly,also,wrote,the,screenplay.,This,is,the,second,full,length,feature,film,for,director,Zoe,Quist.,Her,first,film,,Raw,Cut,,a,thriller,was,also,filmed,in,a,panoramic,environment,-Dubois,,WY-,she,made,excellent,use,of,the,natural,beauty,of,the,environment.,Through,these,two,different,stories,,Quist,proved,her,directing,talent,and,ability.,Newcomer,Carrie,Baker,,and,veteran,Mischa,Barton,give,very,good,performances.,I,would,have,liked,to,see,more,of,Barton.,Syd,Wilder,,is,very,convincing,as,the,waitress,with,a,heart,of,gold,and,a,body,for,sin,as,are,very,convincing,in,their,bad,boy,roles,Jonathan,Bennett,and,Levi,Ben-Israel.,Billy,Zane,is,well,cast,as,a,UAF,School,of,Geophysics,professor,,Toly,Ramirez,wrote,the,score,for,Mining,for,Ruby,,as,he,did,the,haunting,music,for,Raw,Cut.,The,length,of,the,film,is,95,minutes,and,this,writer,found,them,to,be,a,very,enjoyable,way,to,rediscover,his,home,town.
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