Dayveon

Name: Dayveon
Genre: Drama
Released: September 13, 2017
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Chasity Moore, Devin Blackmon, Dontrell Bright, Kordell Johnson, Lachion Buckingham

2017

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FilmRise | Release Date: September 13, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Chasity Moore, Devin Blackmon, Dontrell Bright, Kordell Johnson, Lachion Buckingham, Marquell Manning, Shavidee Trotter

Summary: Struggling with his older brother’s death, 13-year-old Dayveon (Devin Blackmon) spends the sweltering summer days roaming around his rural Arkansan town. With no parents and few role models, he soon falls in with the local gang. Though his sister’s boyfriend tries to provide stability and comfort as a reluctant father figure, DayveonStruggling with his older brother’s death, 13-year-old Dayveon (Devin Blackmon) spends the sweltering summer days roaming around his rural Arkansan town. With no parents and few role models, he soon falls in with the local gang. Though his sister’s boyfriend tries to provide stability and comfort as a reluctant father figure, Dayveon becomes increasingly drawn into the camaraderie and violence of his new world. [FilmRise]… Expand

Director: Amman Abbasi

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 min

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Alan Scherstuhl

Sep 14, 2017

Amman Abbasi’s lush and tender here’s-what-life’s-like debut, Dayveon, captures, in scenes of pained beauty, an adolescent wanderlust that Abbasi’s camera just seems to be observing. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jan 28, 2017

Shot with raw specificity and a remarkable sense of place, Dayveon doesn’t cut through its clichés so much as it is reclaims them as the stuff of real life. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Sep 11, 2017

By displacing some familiar gang-movie dynamics into an environment less often glimpsed on film, Abbasi stays true to the offbeat heart of his influences. The strength of his work here indicates an even more distinct voice might yet emerge. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Feb 6, 2017

A slight but ultimately moving drama. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Sep 12, 2017

It’s impossible to remain unmoved by the many contrasts Abbasi carefully arranges. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Jan 28, 2017

Intriguing formal noodlings can’t disguise the cliches in the script. Even so, it’s clear that Abbasi has talent and ambition. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Sep 12, 2017

The diffuse filmmaking style muffles the story’s power. Read full review

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