The Holdovers
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From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a prestigious American school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them – a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
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“The Holdovers is a film about class and race, grief and resentment, opportunity and entitlement. It’s that rare exception to the oft-heard complaint that 'they don’t make ’em like they used to.'”
Variety
“When it’s over, the chill it leaves in your spine is destined to last nearly as long as the smile on your face.”
Observer
“The Holdovers is a loving testament to the power of the human spirit, albeit one that favours subtle, melancholic grace notes over any need to shout. Though tinged with sadness - be prepared to shed a tear - it’s sure to become a feel-good, festive favourite.”
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