Humboldt County
Director: Darren Grodsky Danny Jacobs
Stars: Jeremy Strong, Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich
Studio: HD Net
The Plot: An impromptu road trip plagued by car troubles leads to a disillusioned medical student (Strong) being stranded for the summer among a remote community of pot farmers, the last place in the world he imagines he might discover who he truly is.
THE BUZZ: Fairuza Balk co-stars as a drifter named “Bogart” who leads Jeremy Strong’s character into the fertile grounds of Northern California in the first film from writer-director duo Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs. Grodsky and Jacobs say their film is an homage to the character-driven movies of the 1970s, but it’s Humboldt’s look that’s received better notices than its story; the idea of a protagonist coming of age in the midst of a crew of eccentric personalities is admittedly a cliche, but with a cast that includes France Conroy and Brad Dourif (the latter of whom has been called out for a great performance), I think any indie-minded moviegoer can find enjoyment here.
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