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- 2016
- Not Rated
- Wolfe Releasing
- 1 h 26 m
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Wolfe Releasing
- 1 h 26 m
Summary Over the course of one Friday afternoon in Brooklyn, two closeted Muslim teens have their secretive lives rattled by FBI surveillance.
Directed By: Jay Dockendorf
Written By: Jay Dockendorf
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Wolfe Releasing
- 1 h 26 m
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Wolfe Releasing
- 1 h 26 m
Naz & Maalik
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Summary Over the course of one Friday afternoon in Brooklyn, two closeted Muslim teens have their secretive lives rattled by FBI surveillance.
Directed By: Jay Dockendorf
Written By: Jay Dockendorf
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
65
57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Naz & Maalik does what all great New York movies do: ground unique, engaging stories in the middle of the glorious chaos that is our city.
A refreshing and relevant cinematic representation, Naz & Maalik is an impressive debut for the filmmaker and actors.
It's no news that a filmmaker's debut is mostly 90 minutes of a couple kids gabbing on the streets of Brooklyn. But writer/director Jay Dockendorf's buoyant, tragic, richly textured walking-and-talking job Naz & Maalik exhibits none of the shambling narcissism that so often characterizes such projects.
Some viewers may find all the walking and talking tedious, evidence of a film spinning its wheels. But these are the best sections of Naz & Maalik.
Though Dockendorf doesn’t deliver the intended dramatic punch, he’s fully in sync with his lead characters, and Cook and Johnson are never less than engaging.
Despite its deficiencies, Naz & Maalik feels authentic, and Mr. Johnson and Mr. Cook bring their characters completely alive.
The intense focus on the two lead characters emerges as both a strength and a weakness. There’s a lot of walking and talking, and what begins as rather charming ultimately turns tedious, even with a fleet 80-minute running time before closing credits factor in.
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Production Company
Pecking Wilds
Release Date Jan 22, 2016
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating Not Rated
Website
http://nazandmaalik.com/
Awards
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
