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Synopsis

In this unique cinematic experiment from acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh, an unlikely love triangle is born at a doll factory in a small midwestern town fallen on hard times. Lonely and isolated, long time employees Martha and Kyle have become friends by default in spite of their drastic age difference, but their dynamic is upset by the arrival of a new worker: young, attractive single mother Rose. As Martha grows increasingly wary about Rose's dubious character, she discovers Kyle and Rose developing a relationship of their own.

A murder is committed, an investigation begins, one that will call into question our established assumptions about these characters and life in their small town. Featuring a cast of non-professional actors from the Ohio location, Soderbergh brings this tragic story of characters striving to establish and maintain meaningful connections to life with startling realism.

BUBBLE is the first of six films Steven Soderbergh is directing for HDNet Films that will be shot in high-definition and released during the same week in theaters, on DVD and on cable television. Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban are experimenting with this day-and-date model utilizing various media properties they own, with a goal of giving you, the consumer, a choice of how, when and where you wish to see a movie.

Film Information

• Genre: Drama
• Director: Steven Soderbergh
• Written By: Coleman Hough
• Starring: Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin James Ashley, Misty Dawn Wilkins, Omar Cowan, Laurie Lee, David Hubbard, Kyle Smith, and Decker Moody
• Running Time: 90 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R
• Language: English
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Reviews

"Of the idiosyncratic ''little'' movies that Soderbergh has made to clear his head (Full Frontal, Schizopolis), this is the first that truly connects."

   - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"Everything about the film -- its casting, its filming, its release -- is daring and innovative."

   - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"Soderbergh and screenwriter Coleman Hough aren't interested in creating a coy whodunit so much as evoking the deeper, less romantic mysteries of people -- and it's riveting."

   - Desson Thomson, Washington Post

"Bubble is a strong film with a gorgeously minimal script by Coleman Hough. Soderbergh has directed his actors to perfection, rendering them indistinguishable from their roles. And, though the story resorts to sensationalism for its conflict, the film is eloquent in its portrayal of silence, depression, repression, denial and the woes of the Midwestern white working class."

   - Melissa Levine, Dallas Observer

"A potent and provocative look at life unhinged. Bubble is said to be the first in a series of six low-budget films from Soderbergh. If they all rock the boat like this one, bring 'em on."

   - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Showtimes

• Wednesday, February 8th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Thursday, February 9th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Friday, February 10th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, February 11th
  2:00 pm, 4:30 pm
• Sunday, February 12th
  2:00 pm, 4:30 pm
• Monday, February 13th
  4:30 pm
• Tuesday, February 14th
  4:30 pm