La Leyenda Negra

Name: La Leyenda Negra
Genre: Drama
Released: December 4, 2020
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Adamma Ebo, Irlanda Moreno, Jessica Moore, Justin Avila, Kailei Lopez

2020

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HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): December 4, 2020 | TV-MA

Starring: Adamma Ebo, Irlanda Moreno, Jessica Moore, Justin Avila, Kailei Lopez, Maria Jose Fernandez, Monica Betancourt, Okey Onyiuke, Ollie, Sammy Flores

Summary: In Compton, a soon-to-be undocumented teenager fights for her right to stay in America while risking her family, her friendships, and her first love.

Director: Patricia Vidal Delgado

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 84 min

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Carlos Aguilar

Dec 7, 2020

A first-time performer without formal training, Betancourt is a true revelation and the most accomplished player in an impressive ensemble of nonactors. Read full review

Norman Gidney

Dec 7, 2020

Delgado’s script is keenly aware of the world she is sharing. With the utmost humanity, each frame conveys the lives of those living in limbo, working for the mere hope of something better. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Dec 7, 2020

Delgado keeps us invested in the fate of these two girls without tipping the film towards overt melodrama or sentimentality. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Dec 7, 2020

Intentionally provocative, artistically uncompromising and self-consciously polemical, La Leyenda Negra attempts to inform by incitement, challenging audiences to concede to an unvarnished view of migrant life in working-class Los Angeles. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Apr 15, 2021

Despite strong character development and gorgeous black-and-white cinematography, this well-intentioned but unfocused story of an undocumented Salvadoran lesbian teen never manages to pick a plot line and stick to it. Is it a coming of age/coming out/forbidden love tale? A cinematicDespite strong character development and gorgeous black-and-white cinematography, this well-intentioned but unfocused story of an undocumented Salvadoran lesbian teen never manages to pick a plot line and stick to it. Is it a coming of age/coming out/forbidden love tale? A cinematic political statement? A buddy film about the adventures of a group of teenage friends? There are elements of each of these threads in director Patricia Vidal Delgado's debut feature, but nothing gels into a cohesive, cogent whole. The potential is definitely present, as evidenced by the well-drawn and fleshed out characters, but they're not given anything defined to do once given life. Let's hope that the filmmaker's future productions come up with stories to match the other fine attributes she's mastered here.… Expand

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