To Live and Die and Live

Name: To Live and Die and Live
Genre: Drama
Released: May 16, 2025
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 70

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CinemaStreet Pictures | Release Date: May 16, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: Muhammad returns home to Detroit to bury his stepfather and is thrust into settling his accounts, but Muhammad's struggles with depression and addiction may finish him before he finishes the task.

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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IndieWire Christian Zilko

May 15, 2025

The film is as incomplete as the city it’s portraying, but manages to say more with what it leaves unsaid than any of its dialogue. Read full review

Screen Rant Patrice Witherspoon

May 15, 2025

As a testament to its strong script, Basir’s latest tackles various themes related to addiction, religion, and even manhood. And in its methodical approach towards addressing mental health, To Live and Die and Live defies and exceeds emotional expectations. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Jun 6, 2025

Basir doesn’t shy away from glaring into the gaping maw of despair. But he skillfully counterbalances it with an energy that propels the film forward; how refreshing: this filmmaker has something to say. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

May 15, 2025

For all its tastefully exasperating gaps in character and storytelling specifics, “To Live & Die and Live” still has a persuasive overall vision, one that holds out the possibility of salvation for its hero — and its city — albeit only if history and the toll it still exacts are faced head-on. Read full review

Martin Tsai

May 15, 2025

Basir’s script is ambitious and thoughtful, though flawed. The regrettable characterizations of women aside, some of the dots don’t quite connect. Read full review

The Film Stage John Fink

May 15, 2025

The mood created by Basir, who also photographed To Live and Die and Live, is far more interesting than any over-the-top, formulaic family drama the film boxes itself into. Read full review

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