Go for Sisters
| Go for Sisters | |
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| Directed by | John Sayles |
| Written by | John Sayles |
| Starring | Edward James Olmos Lisa Gay Hamilton Yolonda Ross |
| Cinematography | Kathryn Westergaard |
| Edited by | John Sayles |
| Music by | Mason Daring |
Production companies | Anarchists' Convention Olmos Productions Go For Films |
| Distributed by | Cinema Management Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Go for Sisters is a 2013 crime drama, written and directed by John Sayles.[1] The title refers to the history of friendship between the two main characters: when they were in high school, the two African American women were so close they could "go for sisters".[2] Sayles shot the film in 19 days, using 65 locations, for under a million dollars. The DVD was released in August 2014 and features a Directory Commentary in which Sayles goes on at length about the art and craft of guerrilla film making.
Plot
Bernice (Lisa Gay Hamilton) is a tough, no-nonsense parole officer whose son has gone missing. Fontayne (Yolonda Ross) is her old high school buddy whose brush with a possible parole violation lands her case on Bernice's desk. When Bernice discovers that her son is a possible murder suspect, she enlists Fontayne in a quest to rescue her son from what turns out to be Drug Lords and a Chinese Snakehead. Before they cross the border into Tijuana and Mexicali, Bernice also enlists the help of Freddy Suarez (Edward James Olmos), a disgraced myopic ex-cop, whose nickname used to be "The Terminator".
As the story unfolds, Mahershala Ali, Isaiah Washington and Harold Perrineau each deliver brief but plot-twisting cameos.
Cast
- Lisa Gay Hamilton as Bernice
- Edward James Olmos as Freddy Suarez
- Yolonda Ross as Fontayne
- Hilary Barraford as Cindy
- Mahershala Ali as Dez
- Harold Perrineau as Wiley
- Isaiah Washington as Vernell
- McKinley Belcher III as Rodney
- Elizabeth Sung as Mother Han
International distribution
The International distribution rights are being licensed by Cinema Management Group [3]
Reception
Critical response
It has a rating of 72% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 53 critic reviews.[4] Film critic Stephen Holden of the New York Times wrote in his review: "As a crime drama, Go for Sisters never gains traction. Like most of Mr. Sayles’s films, Go for Sisters has a sociopolitical subtext — in this case, suggested by Fontayne: How is a parolee to avoid breaking the law by associating with drug dealers in an environment where they’re everywhere? She is trapped on a lower rung of the economic ladder."[5]
References
- ^ "Go for Sisters". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Go For Sisters". Newcity Film. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "CMG acquires Go For Sisters – Go for Sisters". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Go For Sisters". Rotten Tomatoes. United States: Fandango Media. November 10, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ^ Sayles, John (November 7, 2013). "Old Friends Make a Deal and Try to Avoid the Devil". The New york Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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