Live Cargo

Name: Live Cargo
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: March 31, 2017
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 56

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Gunpowder & Sky | Release Date: March 31, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: Following a devastating loss, Nadine (Dree Hemingway) and Lewis (Lakeith Stanfield) retreat to a small Bahamian island where Nadine's family has kept a house for many years. As they try to heal and move forward with their relationship, the community on the island shows signs of unraveling -- with the island's mayor, Roy (Robert Wisdom),Following a devastating loss, Nadine (Dree Hemingway) and Lewis (Lakeith Stanfield) retreat to a small Bahamian island where Nadine's family has kept a house for many years. As they try to heal and move forward with their relationship, the community on the island shows signs of unraveling -- with the island's mayor, Roy (Robert Wisdom), squaring off against Doughboy (Leonard Earl Howze), a human trafficker who manipulates the impressionable homeless teenager Myron (Sam Dillon) into assisting with his smuggling operation. … Expand

Director: Logan Sandler

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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The Playlist Katie Walsh

Mar 9, 2017

Anchored by a quartet of equally strong and understated performances by Hemingway, Stanfield, Wisdom, and Dillon, Live Cargo proves itself to be a singularly artful film of great emotional heft. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Mar 30, 2017

Fortunately, the black-and-white debut of writer-director Logan Sandler is just sharp enough to complicate its clichés with strong performances and a mesmerizing tone that pushes the mopey proceedings into psychological thriller territory. Read full review

Chuck Wilson

Mar 29, 2017

The need to tell a story and the desire not to collide in Live Cargo, the narratively uneven but visually exquisite debut feature from writer-director Logan Sandler. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Mar 30, 2017

Although visually observant, the film’s narrative remains frustratingly vague, disclosing little about its central characters and often burying the principal plot points. Read full review

Nick Schager

Mar 30, 2017

Live Cargo is one of the most evocatively shot debut films in recent memory, which is why its shabby storytelling is such a crushing disappointment. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Angelica Jade Bastien

Apr 6, 2017

Despite the care put into the story and its heavy themes, Live Cargo has no emotional impact. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 6, 2017

Logan Sandler’s Live Cargo is stuffed with arty close-ups and stunning backdrops, but the emotions to connect them are missing. Read full review

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