Give Me Liberty (2019 film)
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| Directed by | Kirill Mikhanovsky |
| Written by | Alice Austen Kirill Mikhanovsky |
| Produced by | Alice Austen Wally Hall |
| Starring | Chris Galust Lauren "Lolo" Spencer Maxim Stoyanov Darya Ekamasova Zoya Makhlina Sheryl Sims-Daniels Anna Maltova Arkady Basin Steve Wolski Michelle Casper Ben Derfel |
| Cinematography | Wyatt Garfield |
| Edited by | Kirill Mikhanovsky |
| Distributed by | Music Box Films Wild Bunch SA |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Russian |
| Box office | $624,152[1][2] |
Give Me Liberty is a 2019 American drama-comedy film directed and edited by Kirill Mikhanovsky, written by Alice Austen and Kirill Mikhanovsky, and produced by Alice Austen. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2019. The definitive version of the film [110 min] had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Cast
- Chris Galust as Vic
- Lauren "Lolo" Spencer as Tracy
- Maxim Stoyanov as Dima
- Darya Ekamasova as Sasha
- Zoya Makhlina as Vic's Mom
- Sheryl Sims-Daniels as Tracy's Mom
- Anna Maltova as Anna
- Arkady Basin as Vic's Grandpa
- Michael Earvin as the Cadillac Man
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critical rating of 89% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 7.08/10, and an audience score of 74% based on 122 ratings, with an average rating of 3.93/5.[5] 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."
Awards and nominations
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), winning in the last category.[6]
References
- ^ "Give Me Liberty (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "Give Me Liberty (2019)". The Numbers. IMDb. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (April 4, 2019). "Cannes: Deerskin With Jean Dujardin to Open Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Directors' Fortnight unveils genre-heavy 2019 selection". ScreenDaily. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "GIVE ME LIBERTY". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees". Film Independent. Retrieved May 2, 2020.