Peel (2019 film)

2019 British comedy-drama film

Peel

Film poster

Directed by| Rafael Monserrate
Written by| Lee Karaim
Troy Hall
Produced by| David Hillary
Rafael Monserrate
Jeffrey Thal
Starring|

* Emile Hirsch
* Jack Kesy
* Shiloh Fernandez
* Jacob Vargas
* Garrett Clayton

Cinematography| Michael Alden Lloyd
Edited by| Sharyn L. Ross
Music by| Kathryn Kluge
Kim Allen Kluge

Production
companies

Head Gear Films
Living the Dream Films
Metrol Technology

Distributed by| Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions

Release date

* 7 February 2019 (2019-02-07) (Santa Barbara International Film Festival)

Running time

| 101 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Peel is a 2019 British comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Rafael Monserrate and starred by Emile Hirsch. The movie was first shown on 7 February 2019 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

## Plot

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A simple and good-hearted character, Peel Munter, is left lost and alone at the age of 30, when his over-protective mother dies. He has to learn to fend for himself, befriending neighbors, getting housemates to pay the mortgage, and finally reuniting with his long-lost brothers in a gentle coming-of-age story.

## Cast

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* Emile Hirsch as Peel Munter
* Jack Kesy as Roy, Peel's first housemate
* Shiloh Fernandez as Sam, Peel's brother
* Jacob Vargas as Chuck, the 2nd housemate
* Garrett Clayton as Chad, the 3rd housemate
* Amy Brenneman as Lucille, Peel's mother
* Troy Hall as Will, Peel's older brother
* Yaya DaCosta as Sarah, Will's wife
* Angelina Joo as Chun Ja, Peel's friend
* Hana Hwang as Jooeun, Chun Ja's cousin

## Reception

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Noel Murray from the LA Times wrote: "The problem is that "Peel" is so persistently twee that when it tries to introduce heavier themes - involving the lasting damage family and friends thoughtlessly inflict on each other - the general sense of unreality gets in the way."[1] Roger Moore from the website "Movie Nation" gave the movie only 1.5 stars out of 4, stating: "Hirsch is a gifted comic actor and could have made a lot more out of this unworldly guy who draws and snorkels obsessively and gets his hair cut about as often as Johnny Depp. And no, a few sweet moments in the final act don’t paper over the emptiness that precedes them. "Peel" is just as its title suggests, a movie that's all surface peel and no substance."[2]

## References

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1. ^ Murray, Noel. "Reviews for the Spanish historical fantasy 'The Bastards' Fig Tree' and more VOD films". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
2. ^ Moore, Roger. "Movie Review: Emile Hirsch keeps it all on the surface in "Peel"". Movie Nation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

## External links

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* Peel at IMDb
* Peel at Rotten Tomatoes