Beyond the lights
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Beyond the lights |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gina Prince-Bythewood |
| script | Gina Prince-Bythewood |
| production |
Stephanie Allain Reggie Rock Bythewood Ryan Kavanaugh |
| music | Albert Redoux-Didimonsen |
| camera | Tami Reiker |
| cut | Terilyn A. Shropshire |
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Beyond the Lights is an American film drama by director Gina Prince-Bythewood from the year 2014 . The leading actors in the film are Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Nate Parker . The film song Grateful received an Oscar nomination in 2015 .
action
From an early age, Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) was prepared for a career as a singer by her mother (Minnie Driver). After all, she also achieved a success that was crowned with a Grammy. However, she has to be someone she really isn't. Desperate, she throws herself from the balcony in her hotel room, but the young policeman Kaz (Nate Parker) can barely save her. A new friendship begins and it is ultimately Kaz 'love that gives Noni the courage to find her own way to free herself and become the artist she wanted to be.
reception
Beyond the Lights achieved a Metascore of 73/100 points at Metacritic , based on 25 ratings. At Rotten Tomatoes 81% of the reviews are positive, making it "certified fresh" ( German certified fresh ). The average rating is 6.8 / 10 based on 74 ratings.
Rolling Stone's Peter Travers thinks the film is overflowing with surprises that match the film's title and describes it as "electrifying".
background
The cost of production was $ 7 million , but it took in $ 14.6 million.
Awards (selection)
- The film was nominated in the Best Song category at the 2015 Academy Awards.
- At the Chicago International Film Festival in 2014, Gina Prince-Bythewood received the Artistic Achievement Award and Gugu Mbatha-Raw received the Emerging Artist Award.
- The screenplay received an award from the African-American Film Critics Association.
- The film received nominations for the Black Reel Award 2015 in six categories .
Web links
- Beyond the Lights in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Beyond the Lights Reviews . In: Metacritic . Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Beyond the Lights Reviews . In: Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Peter Travers: Beyond the Lights ( English ) In: Rolling Stone . November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Costs / Income , Accessed March 25, 2015.