The Valley

Name: The Valley
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: June 8, 2018
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Agneeta Thacker, Alyy Khan, Barry Corbin, Christa B. Allen, David S. Lee

2018

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Film Volt | Release Date: June 8, 2018 | R

Starring: Agneeta Thacker, Alyy Khan, Barry Corbin, Christa B. Allen, David S. Lee, Hope Lauren, Jake T. Austin, Salma Khan, Samina Peerzada, Suchitra Pillai-Malik

Summary: Devastated by his daughter's suicide, an immigrant entrepreneur working in high-tech seeks answers to his lingering questions.

Director: Saila Kariat

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery

Rating: R

Runtime: 95 min

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James Berardinelli

Jun 11, 2018

By making the key participants in The Valley an Indian-American family with many traditional values and customs, Kariat emphasizes the universality of the problem. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jun 7, 2018

A hammy and facile family drama in the TV-movie-of-the-week mode. Read full review

Kimber Myers

Jun 6, 2018

The well-intentioned script from first-time writer-director Saila Kariat tries for emotional honesty but feels like a soap opera, and the cast doesn’t help it advance past dour melodrama. Read full review

Tatiana Craine

Jun 7, 2018

In her feature debut, Kariat has touched upon important themes — the immigrant experience, ageism in tech, the performance of traditional family roles, and the toll of depression — but the way she has combined them too often feels slapdash. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jun 7, 2018

As an awareness tool, The Valley feels simple-minded. As a drama, it feels exploitative. Read full review

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