The Land

Name: The Land
Genre: Drama
Released: July 29, 2016
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Ashleigh Morghan, Christopher Amitrano, Ezri Walker, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Machine Gun Kelly

2016

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IFC Films | Release Date: July 29, 2016 | Not Rated

Starring: Ashleigh Morghan, Christopher Amitrano, Ezri Walker, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Machine Gun Kelly, Melvin Gregg, Moisés Arias, Nadia Simms, Rafi Gavron, Robert Hunter

Summary: Teenage buddies Cisco (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), Junior (Moises Arias), Boobie (Ezri Walker), and Patty Cake (Rafi Gavron) shrug off school to practice skateboarding, which they hope will be their ticket to a better life. In the meantime, they steal cars to finance their dream. But when they get mixed up in a drug deal and cross a ruthlessTeenage buddies Cisco (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), Junior (Moises Arias), Boobie (Ezri Walker), and Patty Cake (Rafi Gavron) shrug off school to practice skateboarding, which they hope will be their ticket to a better life. In the meantime, they steal cars to finance their dream. But when they get mixed up in a drug deal and cross a ruthless crime queen-pin (Linda Emond), they put their friendship—and lives—on the line. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Steven Caple Jr.

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Collin Brennan

Aug 4, 2016

It isn’t the gritty, realistic portrayal of life on the streets that Caple might have been going for — he’s too poetic a filmmaker for that — but it lends shape and color to a truth that too many inner-city kids know too well: It doesn’t matter if you care about the future. The future doesn’t give a shit about you. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Jul 29, 2016

The Land won’t win any awards for originality of premise. And the movie, after that premise comes into play, tends to meander more than a suspense story ought to. It meanders for the best reason, though, which is to help the viewer get to know the characters. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Jul 28, 2016

The violence, when it comes, is ugly and tragic, as it should be — The Land makes no promises about glory. But the hangout moments fizz with the boys' likable chemistry, and the scenes of suspense, which pick up toward the end, are always arresting and mostly understated, scored to nervous breathing and the ambient bustle of streets at night. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jul 28, 2016

The Cleveland locations — along with some memorable visual flourishes via skateboard tricks — show that Caple has a unique eye and a strong sense of place. Here’s hoping that next time he applies them to a fresher story. Read full review

Geoff Berkshire

Jul 28, 2016

The Land feels a few drafts away from succeeding on its own terms. Still, there’s enough on screen, beyond Lendeborg’s confident star turn, to label Caple as a filmmaker to watch. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jul 28, 2016

As if to personify the movie’s whiplash-inducing split between gloss and grit, the singer Erykah Badu appears as a prostitute — and also contributes a duet with Nas, one of the executive producers, to the soundtrack. Read full review

David Rooney

May 19, 2016

The film is well-intentioned but dramatically unconvincing, full of clichéd situations and on-the-nose dialogue about kids getting their shot and living their dream. Read full review

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