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The big winner at Sundance 2023 follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care...
The big winner at Sundance 2023 follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
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97 %128 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
85 %333 reviewsAudience score rating
"Teyana Taylor towers over A.V. Rockwell’s vivid New York story."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Well-acted and compelling."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Teyana Taylor electrifies a tough, graceful tale of us-against-the-world motherhood."
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Variety
Variety"Soul-stirring..."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"Teyana Taylor shines..."
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Collider
Collider"This modest drama resists easy happy endings"
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Director and screenwriter A.V. Rockwell’s lens captures the beauty and vibrancy of the city of New York, Black life, and motherhood in poverty..."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"The film thrums with the energy of New York in the '90s."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.comA Thousand and One | Details
Award winner- Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2023
- Rating
- M, Offensive language
- Runtime
- 117
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
