The Weekend (2018 film)

The Weekend is an American comedy film written and directed by Stella Meghie. It stars Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Y'lan Noel, and Kym Whitley. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2018. Lionsgate released the film in theaters on September 13, 2019.

The Weekend
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStella Meghie
Produced by
Screenplay byStella Meghie
Starring
Music byRobi Botos
CinematographyKris Belchevski
Edited byShannon Baker Davis
Production
company
  • Marada Pictures
  • Homegrown Pictures
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) (TIFF)
  • September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

The Toronto International Film Festival described the film, "An acerbic comedian (Sasheer Zamata) becomes romantically entangled with her ex (Tone Bell), his new girlfriend (DeWanda Wise), and another guest (Y’Lan Noel) during a weekend getaway."[1]

Cast

Production

In March 2018, Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Y'lan Noel and Kym Whitley had joined the cast of the film, with Stella Meghie directing from a screenplay she wrote. Meghie, Sarah Lazow, James Gibb, Stephanie Allain and Mel Jones produced the film under their Marada Pictures and Homegrown Pictures banners, respectively.[2]

Release

It was released on September 13, 2019.[3]

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes assigned the film an approval rating of 85%, based on 20 reviews assessed as positive or negative; the average rating among the reviews is 6.97/10.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "The Weekend". tiff.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. Hipes, Patrick (March 8, 2018). "Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell & DeWanda Wise To Star In Stella Meghie's Next Film 'The Weekend'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. Nolfi, Joey (August 12, 2019). "Sasheer Zamata serves refreshing rom-com energy in The Weekend trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  4. "The Weekend (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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