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Seen it?2004 | 80 min | Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at people who love a good growing-up story and anyone who likes secrets inside secrets. It gets the awkwardness and the high stakes of being young. Fans of The Virgin Suicides or Almost Famous should feel right at home. Nobody is quite who they seem.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 20 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Sara, a young ballet dancer, drifts through boredom as a constrained classical dancer until she meets Jean, a West African plumber from the opposite side of town with natural simplicity and freedom in his dance movements. Curiosity leads towards an explosion of awakening in both her dance and personal worlds.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kevin Asher Green
- Paz de la HuertaSara
- Isaach de BankoléJean
- Evan NeumannJosh
- Matthew BralowChessplayer
- Ann DowdMother
- Michael LatshawFather
- Dylan O'DonnellBrother
- J. Nycole RalphDance Student
- Ibraheem ToureJean's Friend