Mother of George
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  • Summary: Adenike (Danai Gurira) and Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé) are a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn. Following the joyous celebration of the their wedding, complications arise out of their inability to conceive a child - a problem that devastates their family and defies cultural expectations, leeading Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save her family or destroy it. Acclaimed director Andrew Dosumnu captures the nuances of this unique and fascinating culture by creating a beautiful, vibrant, and moving portrait of a couple whose joys and struggles are at once intimate and universal. [Oscilloscope Pictures]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Christopher Schobert
    Sep 27, 2013
    91
    The most visually arresting drama of 2013, and certainly one of the year’s best films.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Guy Lodge
    Sep 10, 2013
    90
    Simply relating the narrative of Andrew Dosunmu’s seductive immigrant drama Mother of George would do little to convey the film’s stark, poetic power, much less its extraordinary visual and sonic acumen.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    Sep 12, 2013
    90
    This is not a fable of assimilation or alienation, but rather the keenly observed story of two people seeking guidance in painful and complicated circumstances.
  4. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    Sep 9, 2013
    80
    This world is ravishingly beautiful, but there’s also something oppressive about its exoticism. The color doesn’t just saturate the frame; it thickens it.
  5. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Farran Smith Nehme
    Sep 30, 2013
    75
    Darci Picoult’s script renders all of these characters, if not always sympathetically, humanly and fully.
  6. NPR
    Reviewed by: Tomas Hachard
    Sep 13, 2013
    75
    Mother of George's cinematography, for which it won an award at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is by and large one of its standout features.
  7. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    Oct 10, 2013
    50
    Dosunmu is an up-and-coming director; Mother of George is his second film after the much-lauded "Restless City." He's got the visual part of the job down for sure.

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