Day Night Day Night
Day Night Day Night is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Julia Loktev. It documents 48 hours in the life of an anonymous 19-year-old as she prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. It premiered on May 25, 2006 in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 58th Annual Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Directed by | Julia Loktev |
Produced by | Melanie Judd Jessica Levin |
Written by | Julia Loktev |
Starring | Luisa Williams Josh Phillip Weinstein Gareth Saxe Nyambi Nyambi |
Cinematography | Benoît Debie |
Edited by | Julia Loktev Michael Taylor |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States Germany France |
Language | English |
Box office | $35,933 |
Cast
- Luisa Williams as She
- Josh P. Weinstein as Commander
- Gareth Saxe as Organizer
- Nyambi Nyambi as Organizer
- Frank Dattolo as Bombmaker
- Annemarie Lawless as Bombmaker's Assistant
Release
Critical reception
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 69% based on 45 reviews, and an average rating of 6.6/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Variety's Justing Chang wrote "a dramatically limited but strangely powerful portrait of a young would-be terrorist who sets out to blow herself up in Times Square," adding, "By turns frustrating and impressive in its austerity, Julia Loktev’s experimental first feature is too radically minimalist to find much of an audience beyond the festival circuit, although those willing to stick with it may find it an authentically harrowing if not especially revealing experience."[1]
Accolades
Day Night Day Night won the Regard Jeune award for young filmmakers at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[4]
References
- Chang, Justin (May 28, 2006). "Day Night Day Night". Variety. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "Day Night Day Night (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "Day Night Day Night Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- Diduck, Ryan (November 30, 2006). "Good Day and Good Night: A Conversation with Filmmaker Julia Loktev". Offscreen. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
External links
- Day Night Day Night on IMDb
- Day Night Day Night at Box Office Mojo
- Day Night Day Night at Rotten Tomatoes
- Day Night Day Night at Metacritic