Abduction Page #2

Synopsis: High school seniors Nathan and Karen find a website with photos of children who are missing or believed abducted. One of the photos is of Nathan as a child, putting into question the identities of the couple whom he's always called Mom and Dad. Contacting the site to learn more only results in Nathan becoming the target of an intense, high-tech, international manhunt. Before his "parents" can explain themselves, they are executed by hired guns, and Nathan is on the run with Karen in tow (who just happened to be there at the wrong time). Phone use by either of them only connects directly to a man claiming to be C.I.A., in whom they find reasons not to trust. With encroaching shootouts, car chases, hand-to-hand combat and explosions around them, this seems quite much for a mere case of child abduction, and Nathan can only rely on the wrestling, boxing and martial arts skills taught by his "dad" to protect both himself and Karen as they follow a lead to find Martin, Nathan's biological fa
Director(s): John Singleton
Production: Lionsgate Films
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Metacritic:
25
Rotten Tomatoes:
4%
PG-13
Year:
2011
106 min
$27,600,000
Website
1,267 Views


Do you think they all go through a shrink?

Not everyone has insomnia, and

impulsivity and rage issues, Nathan.

I used your technique.

Last night,

this guy snapped at me and...

I had this overwhelming urge to run

across the street and smashed his face.

But you contained it.

Yeah.

I put the anger away.

I chilled.

It wasn't worth it.

That's great, Nathan.

Do you realise we probably would have been

having this discussion in juvenile court a year ago?

You're making progress.

I still have the dreams.

When was the last one?

- Two nights ago.

- Any new details?

No, mostly the same.

I see the woman standing there,

She starts singing to me.

I think it's a lullaby.

then comes the attack.

And then,

it's over.

Nathan, some dreams are based

in reality, but others are...

are minds in a way of handling anxiety,

just by pushing it deep into your subconscious.

That's not necessarily a bad thing.

Don't most psychiatrists want uhh...

on earth these things?

I'm not most psychiatrists.

Our time is up.

-Have a good week, Nathan.

Thanks.

- I think he won that match?

- Yeah, absolutely.

I think you guys are both d*cks, okay?

I don't know how y'all convinced me

to join the wrestling team.

- It was your idea.

- Okay, it's fun, Gilly. It's fun.

But you know what? It's probably a lot of

fun when you're out there kickin' ass.

Well, let me tell you what, it's a lot less

fun when you're getting at this mad guy.

Come on, Nathan.

Come on. He got him! Got him!

He got it.

Take him down. Take him down!

Get him down man.

You got it!

Game over. Ahahaha!!!

Yeah, sure.

It's easy when you got just balls over for you.

I mean, come on, he didn't even put up a fight.

- Can you take him?

Yeah, probably.

Wooh, you joined in a militia group or something?

So, I go to the gun range like three to

four times a week to blow up steam.

I'm a virgin,

what else am I gonna do?

True.

- He was there, right?

- He was there, but he hasn't called me back.

Here we go again.

You look at her,

She glances back at you.

You both totally digging at each other.

And yet nobody pulls a trigger.

Grow up here. You make that happen man.

You act like you're afraid to talk to her?

I'm not afraid.

- I do not wanna go to class.

- Me neither.

- Then, do something.

Fine.

Watch.

Hey...

Karen...

Smooth! Yeah...

All I'm asking is that you do a minimal

amount of work in this class,

to give yourself the illusion

that you're actually learning something.

and to give me a metonymy self-respect

like I'm actually

teaching a class.

It's called sociology.

The study of society.

People, beside yourselves,

You're going to choose one of these

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Shawn Christensen

Shawn Christensen is a musician, filmmaker, and artist. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration and graphic design. Christensen was the frontman of the indie rock band Stellastarr. In 2013, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 2012 short film Curfew. more…

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