bwoy

Name: bwoy
Genre: Drama
Released: March 31, 2017
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 64

2017

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Breaking Glass Pictures | Release Date: March 31, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: After the death of his son, Brad O’Connor (Anthony Rapp) becomes entangled in a chaotic and passionate online love affair with Yenny (Jimmy Brooks), a young Jamaican man. With both Brad and his wife Marcia (De’Adre Aziza) seeking solace in destructive ways, their lives and relationships are pushed to the brink, culminating in tragicAfter the death of his son, Brad O’Connor (Anthony Rapp) becomes entangled in a chaotic and passionate online love affair with Yenny (Jimmy Brooks), a young Jamaican man. With both Brad and his wife Marcia (De’Adre Aziza) seeking solace in destructive ways, their lives and relationships are pushed to the brink, culminating in tragic confrontations that no one can avoid.… Expand

Director: John G. Young

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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The Film Stage Jose Solís

Jul 13, 2017

If the ultimate result isn’t precisely perfect, it should serve to announce Young as a voice we ought to get to listen to more often. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Mar 30, 2017

Bwoy (Jamaican patois for boy), which largely plays like a stage-appropriate two-hander, is ultimately a surprising and cathartic, if often unsettling, film anchored by Rapp’s superb portrayal of a tortured soul desperate to connect. Brooks’ deftly enticing turn is also a standout. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Mar 30, 2017

Circumstances that might have been static in less skilled hands are given tantalizing life by Young, the actors and the deft camerawork of cinematographer Ryan Balas. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Jun 20, 2017

For most of its running time — thanks to director Young’s visual rigor and the excellent performances of its leads — Bwoy keeps us in this cinematic fugue state, where reality only peeks through in brief flashes. Read full review

Monica Castillo

Jun 22, 2017

Mr. Young, who also wrote the script, teases out the story in bits of coy hints and half-truths about a tragic accident, leaving too many questions unanswered. Read full review

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