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Over the span of several weeks, two couples, who have been close friends for years, face several life-altering traumas out of their control.
Over the span of several weeks, two couples, who have been close friends for years, face several life-altering traumas out of their control. Mike and Meryl are recovering from their son's death and their inability to communicate. Joanna and Tim are trying to conceive their first child, after several failed attempts. In the course of the film the couples contrast one another, quickly developing an intimate study of human nature.

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After its lengthy copyright infringement legal dispute with one of the film's performers, delaying the film's release, the film was released quite quickly on Vimeo On Demand and DVD services in August 2014. Nearly a year later, it was finally entered into a new run of film festivals and awards events. Its first 'official selection' was for Montreal Cinefest in 2015.

Shot in 14 days.

Ben Rider's first feature film.

The first teaser for To Love Somebody (2014) featured a short clip from a deleted scene, which showed both couples toasting their dinner party, after which they play a game of charades.

Fernando Meirelles' Blindness (2008) was screened on set as part of a group bonding activity.

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    • Author: Pemand
    Writer, Director, and Editor Ben Rider has formed a bleak yet beautiful view of love and its ability to shape and form our lives. The film follows two couples whom are best friends that have seen each other's lives change due to traumatic events. Shot in a tension-wound realism approach the film pulls you close to the well-acted characters and has you hoping for their happiness. An excellent nuanced score that shines during some key plot-driving sequences. Some Dialog is at times a bit too low in the sound mix, never to an extreme though.

    A well rounded enjoyable independent film with great performances, matched by inspired production.
  • Cast overview:
    Darren O'Connor Darren O'Connor - Tim
    Lee Peck Lee Peck - Mike
    Johanna Taylor Johanna Taylor - Joanna
    Tanya Winsor Tanya Winsor - Meryl
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