Take Shelter is a 2011 drama and thriller film directed and written by Jeff Nichols. The film begins with Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon), a family man living in Ohio, who begins having terrifying dreams and hallucinations about the apocalypse. Although Curtis believes he is struggling with mental illness, he develops an obsession with building an expensive and lavish shelter in his backyard to protect his family from impending disaster. This process leads his wife Samantha (Jessica Chastain) and friends to question his sanity and threatens to tear his family apart. “Sanctuary” won a total of 42 awards and was nominated in 46 categories.
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Plot
The plot of the movie revolves around Curtis LaForche, a family man living in Ohio. Curtis begins to have terrifying dreams and hallucinations that signal an impending catastrophe. Although he initially seeks medical help, believing he is suffering from mental health issues, these visions drive him on a quest to protect his family. Curtis becomes obsessed with building a lavish and expensive shelter in their backyard to save his family from a possible apocalypse. This obsession causes his wife Samantha and others to question his sanity and strains family relationships, but Curtis continues to complete the shelter in order to save his family's lives.
Theme
The main themes of the movie "The Bunker" include the line between sanity and reality, fear of the apocalypse and paranoia, the instinct to protect the family and the destructive effects of this instinct on the individual's social life and mental state. The film explores the inner conflict of a man confronting the possibility of an impending catastrophe, while also revealing how his obsession affects his relationships with his family and society.
Cast and Characters
Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon): He is the main protagonist of the movie and a family man. He begins to have terrible dreams and hallucinations of a future catastrophe. Driven by these visions, he becomes obsessed with building a large bunker in their backyard to protect his family. His mental health and his relationship with his family are put to the ultimate test.
Samantha LaForche (Jessica Chastain): Curtis' wife. Curtis' increasingly bizarre behavior and obsession with building a bunker has her worried for his mental health, which deeply affects the dynamics of the family.
Box Office
The film's box office performance was recorded at US$3,659,782 in the US and US$4,741,098 worldwide gross.
Awards and Nominations
The film has totaled 42 wins and 46 nominations.
Awards
US Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (Saturn Awards):
- 2012 Saturn Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
- 2012 Saturn Award Winner: Best Writing (Jeff Nichols)
Cannes Film Festival:
- 2011 Critics Week Grand Prize (Jeff Nichols)
- 2011 SACD Award (Jeff Nichols)
- 2011 Prize - Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week (Jeff Nichols)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards:
- 2011 CFCA Award - Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards:
- 2012 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
- 2012 Actor of the Year (Jessica Chastain)
Chlotrudis Awards:
- 2012 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards:
- 2011 Breakthrough Artist International (Jessica Chastain)
Georgia Film Critics Circle (GFCA):
- 2012 Winner: Breakthrough Award (Jessica Chastain)
Hollywood Film Awards:
- 2011 Breakthrough Actress (Jessica Chastain)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards:
- 2011 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
National Board of Review, USA:
- 2011 Top Ten Independent Films
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA:
- 2012 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
Nevada Film Critics Association:
- 2011 Best Actress (Jessica Chastain)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards:
- 2011 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
New York Film Critics Online:
- 2011 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
- 2011 Breakthrough Performance (Jessica Chastain)
Palm Springs International Film Festival:
- 2012 Spotlight Award (Jessica Chastain)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards:
- 2011 SDFCS Award - Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards:
- 2011 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
- 2011 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle:
- 2012 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
Nominations
US Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (Saturn Awards):
- 2012 Best Horror/Thriller
- 2012 Best Actress (Jessica Chastain)
Bodil Awards:
- 2013 Best American Film (Jeff Nichols)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards:
- 2011 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
- 2011 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards:
- 2011 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
- 2011 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
- 2011 Breakthrough Artist (Jessica Chastain)
Gotham Independent Film Awards:
- 2011 Best Picture
- 2011 Best Ensemble Performance
Independent Spirit Awards:
- 2012 Best Director (Jeff Nichols)
- 2012 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
- 2012 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
International Online Film Critics' Poll:
- 2012 IOFCP Award - Best Film
London Critics Circle Film Awards:
- 2012 Actress of the Year (Jessica Chastain)
Online Film Critics Society Awards:
- 2012 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
- 2012 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle:
- 2011 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
Satellite Awards:
- 2011 Best Picture
- 2011 Best Actor (Michael Shannon)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards:
- 2011 Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain)
- 2011 Best Original Screenplay (Jeff Nichols)
