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  • 2021
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2021
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary Test Pattern follows an interracial couple whose relationship is put to the test after a Black woman is sexually assaulted and her white boyfriend drives her from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit. Their story reveals the systemic injustices and social conditioning women face when navigating sex and consent within the American...

  • 2021
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2021
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 22 m

Test Pattern

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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User Score Mixed or Average Based on 14 User Ratings
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Summary Test Pattern follows an interracial couple whose relationship is put to the test after a Black woman is sexually assaulted and her white boyfriend drives her from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit. Their story reveals the systemic injustices and social conditioning women face when navigating sex and consent within the American...

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Universal Acclaim Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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100
Feb 25, 2021
The film is a staggeringly impressive debut, blending color, sound and story to create an intricate emotional tapestry.
By Jourdain Searles FULL REVIEW
88
Feb 19, 2021
Coupled with the talents of cinematographer Ludovica Isidori and music by Rob Rusli, Ford’s Test Pattern is an engrossing human drama, one that examines the intersections and inequalities between race, gender, and healthcare in a poignant and powerful way.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW
83
Feb 18, 2021
Taking the title into consideration, Test Pattern remains clearly focused on the circumstances outside of our control that force adjustments in perspective.
By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 18, 2021
Test Pattern — tiny, sedate yet urgent — is like the tinkling of a warning bell that somehow signals the five-alarm fire of ingrained racism, sexism and the faulty American medical and judicial systems, that rages just outside the door.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 18, 2021
Test Pattern achieves a lot with very little: The film’s nonlinear editing and cannily scored silences invite our interpretations, locating in them the entanglements of race and gender. Ford pushes us, if not to definitive answers, then to the right questions.
By Devika Girish FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 16, 2021
Ford has made a downbeat, realistic treatment of this subject that doesn’t have a built-in call-to-arms as part of its make-up. That’s implied. Nobody, no couples, should have to go through this.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
63
Feb 17, 2021
There are colors that pop throughout film — as if, in a nod to the title, drawn from a TV test pattern — and visually this is what stayed with me, from the yellow of Renesha’s dress, to the aqua benches against the white antiseptic floors of the hospital waiting room
By Nina Metz FULL REVIEW

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5.5
57% Positive
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29% Negative
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Production Company 120E Films
Release Date Feb 19, 2021
Duration 1 h 22 m
Genres
Tagline Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.
Website https://www.kinolorber.com/film/test-pattern
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Awards

Gotham Awards
• 3 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 3 Nominations
Blackstar Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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