I Will Follow

Name: I Will Follow
Genre: Drama
Released: March 11, 2011
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 71

2011

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AFFRM | Release Date: March 11, 2011 | PG-13

Summary: I Will Follow explores the surprising thirst for life we experience after the death of someone we love. Written and directed by Ava DuVernay, the festival award-winning drama chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), and the twelve visitors who help her move forward in a brave, new world. (AFFRM)

Director: Ava DuVernay

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 88 min

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Roger Ebert

Mar 9, 2011

I Will Follow doesn't tell a story so much as try to understand a woman. Through her, we can find insights into the ways we deal with death. Read full review

Michelle Orange

Mar 8, 2011

Its elegantly simple structure filled in with startling, understated force, I Will Follow is a modestly framed portrait of grief in its first season. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Mar 10, 2011

The entire cast is in fine form (Omari Hardwick, as Maye's maybe-suitor, pushes the sexual heat through the roof), but White's blistering performance sears the screen. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

Mar 12, 2011

DuVernay has confidence in her actors that is reciprocated in kind. Richardson-Whitfield gives a remarkably empathetic performance. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Mar 12, 2011

This touching if insular drama about a woman grieving over the recent death of her aunt is well acted and incisively observed, although it's ultimately too low-key to have much dramatic impact. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Mar 11, 2011

DuVernay's feature debut is simple and almost proudly plain. But such a stripped-down approach allows its authenticity to shine. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Mar 10, 2011

The structure, sliding between memories evoked by objects in the house and the common difficulties of moving day, should play with more elegance than it does. Instead, it feels awkward and frequently - as does the film on the whole - too on the nose, too obvious. Read full review

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