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- 2021
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- 1 h 22 m
- 2021
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- 1 h 22 m
Summary The story of Hanif, a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark who take two young men-Naz and Furquan-under his wing to teach them how to live better lives.
- 2021
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- 1 h 22 m
- 2021
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- 1 h 22 m
Two Gods
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Summary The story of Hanif, a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark who take two young men-Naz and Furquan-under his wing to teach them how to live better lives.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
76
100% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Mixed
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There’s solemn respect here for the fragile interior peace of others: This restrained, humane film seems most interested in how that serenity is reflected back into the world.
At a time when the fate of Black men and their bodies has risen to the level of a national emergency, what happens to the characters in Two Gods takes on added weight.
Ali brings a matter-of-fact compassion to the experiences of three different people: Hanif, a Black Muslim man in Newark, and the two boys he is mentoring, Furquan and Naz.
Ali has done such a masterful job laying out his tableau that we’re not only enamored with the characters, we want to know where they end up.
Filmed in a rich black and white, director Zeshawn Ali’s documentary and feature debut Two Gods is an intimate, lyrical exhumation of the cycles that haunt Black youth and the challenge of putting to rest old habits.
Real heroes are always one misstep away from being the cautionary tale they hope to prevent others from becoming. That’s why Hanif’s story is worth telling. That he can flirt with relapse, hit emotional brick walls that would defeat the best of us, and still look beyond today to realize the value of his life and that of those battling alongside him regardless of age, potential, or opportunity is why he’s an inspiration.
The movie loses its purpose and coherence whenever it drifts away from Hanif.
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Production Company
Black Public Media,
Ford Foundation - Just Films,
ITVS International,
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP),
Tribeca Film Institute,
Two Gods
Release Date May 21, 2021
Duration 1 h 22 m
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Website
http://twogodsfilm.com/
Awards
Florida Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination