This drama about a young mother and her 5 - year - old son held prisoner by a sexual predator has been collecting audience prizes at just about every film festival it has played, including the bellwether People's Choice Award at Toronto. (southflorida.com)
The indie has taken several notable prizes at domestic film festivals, including a special jury prize for breakout performance from the Los Angeles Film Festival for star Auden Thornton, as well as the narrative feature audience prize from the Austin Film Festival. (thewrap.com)
But the top audience prize doesn't always go to Oscar hopefuls, as evidenced by such titles as Where Do We Go Now? (deadline.com)