I Carry You with Me

Name: I Carry You with Me
Genre: Drama
Released: June 25, 2021
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Ángeles Cruz, Arcelia Ramírez, Armando Espitia, Christian Vazquez, Luis Alberti

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: June 25, 2021 | R

Starring: Ángeles Cruz, Arcelia Ramírez, Armando Espitia, Christian Vazquez, Luis Alberti, Michelle González, Michelle Rodriguez, Pascacio López, Raúl Briones, Yael Tadeo

Summary: Starting in provincial Mexico and continuing as first Iván, then Gerardo, journey towards sharing a life together in New York City, I Carry You with Me is an intimate love story, as well as a soulful rumination on family, sacrifice, regret, and ultimately, hope.

Director: Heidi Ewing

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 111 min

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Ann Hornaday

Jun 29, 2021

Ewing joins a generation of filmmakers who are using every piece of cinematic grammar available to communicate the emotional core of their stories and characters, fusing the impressionistic liberties of drama with more visceral truths to startling and potent effect. Read full review

David Canfield

Oct 1, 2020

In Ewing’s hands and as anchored by two superb performances, Iván and Gerardo’s romance gets scaled up to an epic, a searing saga of the undocumented experience in which love is the binding force. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Aug 18, 2021

Though the subject of immigrants from persecuted minorities fleeing their homelands is topical, what elevates I Carry You With Me above most social dramas is its finespun, artisanal quality. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Jun 25, 2021

I Carry You with Me is a complicated film, in many ways, and it covers a lot of ground, but the emotions portrayed are simple and human-sized. Read full review

Chandler Levack

Aug 23, 2021

While the film is tonally incongruous and confusing at points, Ivan and Gerardo’s powerful love story has such high stakes, you can’t help but swoon. Read full review

David Lewis

Jul 1, 2021

Without an ounce of the polemic, [Ewing] offers a vivid perspective of the United States’ immigration issues through a romantic lens. It’s not a new perspective, by any means, but the way she brings it has a poignant beauty all its own. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Oct 1, 2020

Heidi Ewing’s tale of immigration and deportation afflicting the lives of a Mexican gay couple flashes its reason for being at every turn. Read full review

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matthewmirliani

Jun 25, 2021

Touching, well-acted, as well as beautifully filmed and executed, I Carry You With Me is a visceral docu-drama that tells an important story about immigration and LGBTQ identity.

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bertobellamy

Jul 17, 2021

I see now that the whole documentary thing has been very controversial with some people, but I really dig into it. I mean, the fictional stuff may be seen as a dramatization after the blending comes; nonetheless, what Heidi Ewing has found here resonates on so many levels. We can't evenI see now that the whole documentary thing has been very controversial with some people, but I really dig into it. I mean, the fictional stuff may be seen as a dramatization after the blending comes; nonetheless, what Heidi Ewing has found here resonates on so many levels. We can't even begin to imagine how many families and relationships have been broken by the strict immigration rules.

Armando Espitia and Christian Vázquez give two fine performances; you can really feel the struggle of being apart, especially from Espitia's character. And Vázquez is not that far behind. This is a great improvement from him since 'Leona.' The directing, of course, is key.

The way Ewing — a U.S.-born director — captured the Mexican idiosyncrasy was a very nice surprise.… Expand

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