North Starr
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| Directed by | Matthew Stanton |
| Written by | Matthew Stanton |
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| Starring | Jerome Hawkins Matthew Stanton Chris Sullivan Isaac Lamb Zach Johnson Wayne Campbell |
| Cinematography | Peter Levermann |
| Edited by | Peter Levermann |
| Music by | J.B. Reynolds |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
North Starr is a 2008 film directed by Matthew Stanton.
It was scheduled to compete in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[1]
Plot
[edit]A young African American man living in Houston witnesses his best friend's brutal murder, then flees to the small, racially intolerant, backwater town of Trublin.
Cast
[edit]- Jerome Hawkins as Demetrious
- Matthew Stanton as Darring Clements
- Chris Sullivan as Sprit
- Isaac Lamb as T.J.
- Zack Johnson as Justin
- Wayne Campbell as Wayne
Reception
[edit]Justin Chang of Variety described the movie as "a messy Texas stew of racial tension, personal liberation and murder-in-retrospect detective story." He praised the likable characters but criticized the "self-indulgent" first-time director's work.[2] James Greenberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it "long on passion and somewhat lacking in execution," stressing the lack of experience on the part of the producer-director-writer-actor Matthew Stanton.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition" (PDF). 2007-11-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2008-01-24). "North Starr". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ Greenberg, James (2008-01-23). "North Starr". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
External links
[edit]- North Starr at IMDb
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