Take Shelter

Take Shelter is a new film about a midwestern family trying to save enough money so their deaf daughter can get a cochlear implant. Writer and director Jeff Nichols enjoyed critical acclaim with his 2007 film Shotgun Stories. His new offering stars Michael Shannon as a Midwestern family man who awakens from a terrible dream convinced that a great storm is coming and that he must protect his family. He begins to build out the underground shelter in the back yard and before long his strange behavior has upset nearly everyone around him. Below (on DeafNewsToday.com) is the movie trailer.

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