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Monuments (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Monuments' is a film written and directed by Jack C. Newell. It stars Marguerite Moreau, David Sullivan, Joel Murray, and Javier Muoz. The film tells the story of Ted Daniels (Sullivan), a young widower grappling with the death of his wife Laura (Moreau).
Plot
Laura and Ted are enjoying a dysfunctional marriage in Boulder, Colorado; teaching at the university, drinking at the local tiki bar, and barely tolerating Laura's odd family. The couple is recently reunited after a brief estrangement when Laura is killed in a car accident.
Paralyzed with grief, Ted carries her ashes under his arm and begins seeing her everywhere he goes. Aided by Laura's suitor Howl, Laura's family takes matter into their own hands by stealing the ashes from Ted and heading to their family's resting place to say their goodbyes.
Ted chases them down, and at the urging of Laura's ghost, he steals her ashes and Howl's truck and heads out on a cross country road trip to lay her to rest at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
Along the way, Ted meets a quirky cast of characters that seduce, annoy, confuse, and sidetrack him while Laura's family and Howl are in hot pursuit.
Release
The film premiered at the 2020 Nashville Film Festival, where it won an Audience Award for US Independent film. It was also featured at the Lake County Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, Maui Film Festival, and the Denver Film Festival.
The film is scheduled for a June 4, 2021 theatrical release by distributor Row House Films.
References
Category:2020 films
Category:American drama films
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:2020s American films
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