The Departure is a 2020 American drama film directed by Merland Hoxha, starring Grant Wright Gunderson, Kendall Chappell, Austin Lauer, Olivia Lemmon and Jon Briddell.
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Cast
Grant Wright Gunderson as Nate
Kendall Chappell as Jessica
Austin Lauer as John
Olivia Lemmon as Amber
Jon Briddell as Bruce
Release
The film was released on digital on June 12, 2020.
Reception
Bradley Gibson of Film Threat rated the film 7 stars out of 10 and called it "an entertaining film on the strength of the performances." Sean Axmaker of Video Librarian rated the film 2.5 stars out of 4 and called it "well-acted".
Barbara Kennedy of Ain't It Cool News gave the film a mixed review. Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com gave the film a "thumbs down" and wrote that "It's as if we were watching an abusive relationship from the point-of-view of the manipulative partner."