Plot
A man in his early 30s (Keane) struggles with the supposed loss of his daughter from port authority bus terminal in New York...

Release Year: 2004

Rating: 6.9/10 (3,314 voted)

Critic's Score: 79/100

Director: Lodge Kerrigan

Stars: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan

Storyline
A man in his early 30s (Keane) struggles with the supposed loss of his daughter from port authority bus terminal in New York, while fighting serious battles with schizophrenia. We can never be sure if the loss is real or imaginary; or whether his overt interest in helping young girls is innocent and of a fatherly nature, or is of a darker, scarier motive.

Cast:
Damian Lewis - William Keane
Abigail Breslin - Kira Bedik
Amy Ryan - Lynn Bedik
Liza Colón-Zayas - 1st Ticket Agent
John Tormey - 2nd Ticket Agent
Brenda Denmark - Commuter
Ed Wheeler - 1st Bus Driver / Ticket Taker
Christopher Evan Welch - Motel Clerk
Yvette Mercedes - Woman in Department Store
Chris Bauer - Bartender
Lev Gorn - Drug Dealer
Frank Wood - Assaulted Commuter
Alexander Robert Scott - 1st Cab Driver
Phil McGlaston - 2nd Cab Driver
Tina Holmes - Michelle

Release Date: 21 September 2005

Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $850,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: $6,151 (USA) (11 September 2005) (1 Screen)

Gross: $30,303 (USA) (2 October 2005)

Runtime: USA: 100 min

Trivia:
Shot in 32 days for less than $1 million.

Quotes:
William Keane: My Name is William Keane, K E A N E.

Haunting, well-acted and worth seeing

Rating:

Keane is a haunting film about a man suffering from both schizophrenia and the abduction of his 7 year old daughter. The director used long takes and up-close shots so that the audience feels drawn into the mindset of the man. While the movie is very intense, it is not unbelievingly depressing primarily due to Damian Lewis' outstanding performance as Keane. He befriends a single mom and her 7 year old daughter and those scenes manage to convey a mix of sadness, humanity and foreboding as we see Keane struggling with his inner demons. Most Hollywood actors would give a scenery-chewing performance of grief and madness - but Lewis gives a searing, contained portrayal. He shows us this man's humanity, but does not flinch from also exposing his flaws, including drug abuse and physical violence.

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