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From the Producer of THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
BAD HURT

Chronicles a family's hopeful battle to stay together as personal demons and destructive secrets threaten to rip them apart.
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Mark Kemble at the Premiere of BAD HURT - Tribeca Film Festival.

The real find of the Tribeca Film Festival.  
-Film Journal International

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BAD HURT Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. In this photo: Michael Harney, Ashley Williams, Mark Kemble, Iris Gilad, Karen Allen, Calvin Dutton, Theo Rossi, Gia Longo, Johnny Whitworth. (Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty images)

Ranked 80 per cent.  
-Rotten Tomatoes

Bad Hurt traffics in tough material, and is filled with little moments of heart. 
-Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

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"BAD HURT TACKLES THE DRAMA OF WAR AND FAMILY" CLICK TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL.

An artfully drawn and beautifully acted film about a working-class family grappling with a drug-addicted ex-vet son and a mentally challenged daughter.  
-Simi Horwitz
Bad Hurt marks a promising directorial debut from playwright Mark Kemble. -Hollywood Reporter
The film builds compassion for even the most disturbing characters and scenes.  -Rex Reed, The Observer
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Grief unleashes the possibility of change in this wrenching drama, allowing for an unexpected emotional thaw that rewards both stubborn optimism and traumatic resilience.
-Serena Donadoni, Village Voice, L.A. Weekly
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL FILMMAKER PROFILE: MARK KEMBLE (Director-BAD HURT) Click for full article and interview.
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Mark on set directing "Bad Hurt" (Photo by Nancy Fama)

INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL HARNEY & MARK KEMBLE



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