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Somebody Is Waiting

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Somebody Is Waiting
Directed by	Martin Donovan
Written by	Martin Donovan
Produced by	Natasha Doubrovskaya Pascale Faubert
Starring	Gabriel Byrne Nastassja Kinski
Cinematography	Greg Gardiner
Edited by	John Lafferty Sean K. Lambert Chip Masamitsu Frank Mazzola (director's cut)
Music by	Elia Cmíral
Release dates	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11) (London Film Festival) December 19, 1996 (1996-12-19) (U.S.)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Somebody Is Waiting is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Martin Donovan and starring Gabriel Byrne and Nastassja Kinski.^[1]^[2]

Plot[edit]

A teenager clashes with his abusive, alcoholic father as he tries to take care of his siblings after their mother is killed.

Principal photography took place around Santa Cruz, California for four weeks.^[3]

^ Elley, Derek (11 January 1997). "Somebody is Waiting". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

^ Rabin, Nathan (29 March 2002). "Somebody Is Waiting". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

^ Elley, Derek (5 January 1997). "Somebody Is Waiting". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

^ D'Angelo, Mike (19 March 1999). "Somebody is Waiting". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

Films directed by Martin Donovan