Trust (2010)

Trust is a 2010 American drama film directed by David Schwimmer, starring Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Jason Clarke, Viola Davis and Liana Liberato.

The film first premiered on September 10, 2010 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was later given a limited theatrical release on April 1, 2011.

Plot
The film is about a 14-year-old girl named Annie (Liana Liberato) who becomes the victim of a sexual predator (Chris Henry Coffey) that she had been communicating with online.

Cast

 * Clive Owen as Will Cameron
 * Catherine Keener as Lynn Cameron
 * Liana Liberato as Annie Cameron
 * Viola Davis as Gail Friedman
 * Jason Clarke as FBI Agent Doug Tate
 * Chris Henry Coffey as Charlie (aka Graham Weston)
 * Noah Emmerich as Al Hart
 * Spencer Curnutt as Peter Cameron
 * Aislinn Debutch as Katie Cameron
 * Zoe Levin as Brittany

Production
The movie is based on a story David Schwimmer wrote after being inspired by his fourteen-year association with The Rape Foundation.

The filming locations for "Trust" took place in Chicago, Illinois, Wilmette, Illinois, Dexter, Michigan, Plymouth, Michigan and Los Angeles, California.

Box Office
"Trust" was a box office bomb, debuting at #43 at the box office, grossing only $58,214 during its opening weekend.

Domestically, the film made only $120,016 out of the movie's $9.5 million budget. It closed in theaters on April 22, 2011 (three weeks after its theatrical release).

Critical Reception
The movie received positive reviews from critics.

The film has a "certified Fresh" score of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 64 reviews with an average rating of 6.7 out of 10.

The critical consensus states: "Director David Schwimmer gets some gut-wrenching performances out of his actors but he still lacks the chops to fully ratchet up story tension".

It also has a score of 60 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 18 critics indicating "mixed or average reviews.

Roger Ebert gave the film four stars out of four and stated in his review:

"''The bravest thing about David Schwimmer’s "Trust" is that it doesn’t try to simplify. It tells its story of a 14-year-old girl and a predatory pedophile as a series of repercussions in which rape is only the first, and possibly not the worst, tragedy to strike its naive and vulnerable victim. It’s easy to imagine how this story could have been exploited and dumbed down. It works instead with intelligence and sympathy. "Trust" doesn’t offer soothing solutions. Annie will survive, but has been damaged perhaps more by the aftermath than by the rape itself. The movie is merciless in depicting the methods by which pedophile predators operate; Charlie is the embodiment of evil. But society is lacking in instinctive sympathy and tact for Annie, and society isn’t supposed to be evil. Catherine Keener does a warm, unobtrusive job of loving and comforting her daughter, but that’s not enough — not when her husband grows more concerned with vengeance than with healing. It is all too tortuous and complicated. Liana Liberato does such a poignant job of showing how, and why. She has three scenes in particular where her wounded feelings spill out in words of anguish, and they are so well-written and well-acted that they’re heartbreaking. David Schwimmer has made one of the year’s best films: Powerfully emotional, yes, but also very perceptive''".

Shawn Levy from the Portland Oregonian called it "a diabolically well-made film about a 14-year-old girl who's raped by a pedophile who grooms her with online chats and sexts".

Pete Hammond from Boxoffice Magazine said, "With a sterling cast and an emotionally powerful performance from newcomer Liana Liberato, Trust packs a real dramatic punch".

Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B" minus, saying, "David Schwimmer directs this smarmy Hot Topic drama with empathy for the craft of acting but less interest in the craft of making a movie move".

Accolades
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
 * Most Promising Performer: Liana Liberato (nominated)

2010 Chicago International Film Festival
 * Silver Hugo for "Best Actress": Liana Liberato (won)

2011 Deauville Film Festival
 * Grand Special Prize: David Schwimmer (nominated)

2011 Women Film Critics Circle Awards
 * Best Young Actress: Liana Liberato (nominated)