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  • 2010
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary Falling Awake tells the powerful story of Jay, a young Latino musician in the Bronx who struggles to find his identity in a home crowded with family members and a neighborhood of loyal friends and dangerous enemies. After he meets the beautiful Manhattanite Alessandra, his determination to reach toward a wider world and realize his music...

Directed By: Agustin

Written By: Doug Klozzner, Michael Baez, Agustin

  • 2010
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m

Falling Awake

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Falling Awake tells the powerful story of Jay, a young Latino musician in the Bronx who struggles to find his identity in a home crowded with family members and a neighborhood of loyal friends and dangerous enemies. After he meets the beautiful Manhattanite Alessandra, his determination to reach toward a wider world and realize his music...

Directed By: Agustin

Written By: Doug Klozzner, Michael Baez, Agustin

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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25% Mixed
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75% Negative
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60
Playing smarter and smoother than the plot, Cisneros uncorks an antimacho performance that deviates from type. His unconventional hero is worthy of a more original treatment.
By S. James Snyder FULL REVIEW
30
Underacted, overheated and uses a pair of purloined, high-end sneakers as a 400-pound allegory for getting your priorities straight.
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Cisneros is an appealing actor, but he and Falling Awake get buried under a welter of clichés.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
20
The film hints at progressive themes...soon disregard both in the service of a hokey gangsta plot.
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Production Company CinemaLab, Duende Media
Release Date Jan 29, 2010
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.fallingawakefilm.com/
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