Give Me Liberty (2019 film)

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Give Me Liberty
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US film poster
Directed by
Written byAlice Austen
Kirill Mikhanovsky
Produced byAlice Austen
Wally Hall
StarringChris Galust
Lauren "Lolo" Spencer
Maxim Stoyanov
Darya Ekamasova
Zoya Makhlina
Sheryl Sims-Daniels
Anna Maltova
Arkady Basin
Steve Wolski
Michelle Casper
Ben Derfel
CinematographyWyatt Garfield
Edited byKirill Mikhanovsky
Distributed byMusic Box Films
Wild Bunch SA
Release dates
  • January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) (Sundance)
  • August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) (US)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Russian
Box office$624,152[1][2]

Give Me Liberty is a 2019 American comedy drama directed by . The film had its world premiere on the opening night of the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2019.[3] The film had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5]

The film stars Chris Galust, Lauren "Lolo" Spencer, and Maxim Stoyanov. The film follows medical transport driver Vic as he shuttles his Russian grandfather and émigré friends to a funeral.

Cast[]

Reception[]

Critical response[]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 89% based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Give Me Liberty expertly juggles resonant themes and a madcap series of events to produce a chaotic comedy with heart."[6]

Writing in The New York Times, Manohla Dargis describes Give Me Liberty as “a jolt of a movie, an anarchic deadpan comedy that evolves into a romance just around the time the story explodes…It’s irresistible,”[7] while Variety calls it “a boisterous, free-wheeling joyride.”[8] Matt Fagerholm describes it as “Electric. A Fresh all-American crowd pleaser.”[9]

Accolades[]

The film received four Independent Spirit Award nominations, including for Best Male Lead (Galust), Best Supporting Female Actress (Spencer), Best Editing (Mikhanovsky), and Best Feature Under $500,000 (John Cassavetes Award),[10] winning in the last category.[11]

It was the winner of Macau IFF 2019 (Best International Picture). It was named to the following “Best Of” lists: The Washington Post,[12] The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, National Board of Review, NPR (David Lapin), The Hollywood Reporter,[13] and RogerEbert.com (Sundance Best Performances).[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Give Me Liberty (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Give Me Liberty (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Give Me Liberty". The Sundance Institute. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (April 4, 2019). "Cannes: Deerskin With Jean Dujardin to Open Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Directors' Fortnight unveils genre-heavy 2019 selection". ScreenDaily. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Give Me Liberty". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Dargis, Manohla (August 22, 2019). "'Give Me Liberty' Review: A Wild Ride With a Virtuoso of Chaos". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Debruge, Peter (January 24, 2019). "Film Review: 'Give Me Liberty'". Variety.
  9. ^ Fagerholm, Matt (August 23, 2019). "Give Me Liberty movie review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Nominees". Film Independent. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "2020 Film Independent Spirit Award Winners Announced" (Press release). Individual Spirit Awards.
  12. ^ Hornaday, Ann (December 9, 2019). "Best movies of 2019: A compelling mix of new and established voices". The Washington Post.
  13. ^ McCarthy, Todd (December 12, 2019). "Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best Films of 2019". Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ "The Best Performances of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival". RogerEbert.com.

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