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Krisha
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 90, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A woman returns to her family's home for a Thanksgiving celebration after a long, unexplained absence. She is determined to reconcile and present a reformed version of herself. However, the pressures of the family gathering, old tensions, and her own fragile state quickly begin to unravel her composure. The film is an intense, intimate portrait of a woman grappling with addiction and strained familial relationships, building tension as her carefully constructed peace threatens to collapse.
Details
- Director
- Trey Edward Shults
- Writer
- Trey Edward Shults
- Studio
- Hoody Boy Productions
- Released
- 18 March 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $30.0K
- Box office
- $144.8K
- Awards
- 10 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →1 major award won · 10 wins from 16 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | John Cassavetes Award | Trey Edward Shults, Justin R. Chan, Chase Joliet, and Wilson Smith | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2015 | The Nespresso Grand Prize | Krisha | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2015 | Caméra d'Or | Trey Edward Shults | Nominee |
| Austin Film Critics Association 2015 | Best First Film | Krisha | Nominee |
| Deauville Film Festival 2015 | Prix de la Critique | Krisha | Winner |
| Deauville Film Festival 2015 | Grand Prix | Krisha | Nominee |
| Detroit Film Critics Society 2015 | Best Breakthrough | Trey Edward Shults | Nominee |
| Gotham Awards 2015 | Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Trey Edward Shults | Winner |
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16 awards — Krisha
×| John Cassavetes Award | Trey Edward Shults, Justin R. Chan, Chase Joliet, and Wilson Smith | Winner |
| Caméra d'Or | Trey Edward Shults | Nominee |
| The Nespresso Grand Prize | Krisha | Nominee |
| Best Directorial Debut | Trey Edward Shults | Winner |
| Top Ten Independent Films | Krisha | Winner |
| Audience Award - Narrative Feature | Trey Edward Shults | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature | Trey Edward Shults | Winner |
| Prix de la Critique | Krisha | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Krisha | Nominee |
| Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Trey Edward Shults | Winner |
| New Generation Award | Trey Edward Shults and Krisha Fairchild | Winner |
| Best First Film | Trey Edward Shults | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Trey Edward Shults | Winner |
| Best First Film | Krisha | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough | Trey Edward Shults | Nominee |
| Texas Independent Film Award | Krisha | Nominee |