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Filly Brown

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Filly Brown
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Youssef Delara
  • Michael D. Olmos
Written byYoussef Delara
Produced byEdward James Olmos
Starring
CinematographyBen Kufrin
Edited by
  • Eric R. Brodeur
  • Youssef Delara
Music byReza Safinia
Production
companies
  • Cima Productions
  • Olmos Productions
  • Silent Giant Entertainment
Distributed byIndomina Releasing[1]
Pantelion Films[2] (through Lionsgate[3])
Release dates
  • January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20) (Sundance)
  • April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[4][3]
Box office$2.9 million[3]

Filly Brown is a 2012 drama film directed by Youssef Delara and Michael D. Olmos. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won Best Feature Film at the 2013 Noor Iranian Film Festival. The whole cast won the award Special Achievement in Film at the 2013 American Latino Media Arts Awards, or ALMA Award and the late Jenni Rivera was also given a moment of silence.[5] This was Rivera's first and only film before her death on December 9, 2012.

Cast

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Cast & crew at the Miami International Film Festival premiere. From left: Michael D. Olmos, Edward James Olmos, Gina Rodriguez, Lou Diamond Phillips and Youssef Delara

Reception

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 45% based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "MAKERS". Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  2. ^ "Filly Brown (2012)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Filly Brown at Box Office Mojo
  4. ^ "2013 Feature Film Production Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Moreno, Carolina (28 September 2013). "ALMA Awards 2013 Red Carpet's Best And Worst Looks (PHOTOS)". Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via Huff Post.
  6. ^ "Filly Brown (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Filly Brown Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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