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Trust

A slightly twisted comedy.

19906.81h 46m

Overview

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.

Directed by Hal Hartley
Written by Hal Hartley
Produced by Hal Hartley, Bruce Weiss
Box OfficeBudget: $700K0

Top Cast

Adrienne Shelly

Adrienne Shelly

Maria Coughlin

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Matthew Slaughter

R

Rebecca Nelson

Jean Coughlin (as Merritt Nelson)

J

John MacKay

Jim Slaughter

Edie Falco

Edie Falco

Peg Coughlin

G

Gary Sauer

Anthony

Matt Malloy

Matt Malloy

Ed

S

Suzanne Costollos

Rachel

Jeff Howard

Jeff Howard

Robert

Karen Sillas

Karen Sillas

Nurse Paine

Themes & Keywords

dark comedyromcomlong island, new yorkrepairmanunwanted pregnancyhigh school drop out

About Trust

Trust is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 1990 exploring themes of dark comedy, romcom, long island, new york, repairman, unwanted pregnancy, high school drop out. Directed by Hal Hartley, it stars Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Rebecca Nelson. After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.

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