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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Orion Pictures
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Orion Pictures
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary Seyi, a bright young Nigerian-American working on Wall Street, must navigate complicated family expectations, a turbulent romantic relationship, and a system of cultural complexities caused by class and race. With a dying father, a burgeoning romance with a white girlfriend, and dangerous new business opportunities, Seyi’s life is in a d...

Directed By: Anthony Onah

Written By: Anthony Onah

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Orion Pictures
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Orion Pictures
  • 1 h 31 m
The Price
Metascore Generally Favorable
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Summary Seyi, a bright young Nigerian-American working on Wall Street, must navigate complicated family expectations, a turbulent romantic relationship, and a system of cultural complexities caused by class and race. With a dying father, a burgeoning romance with a white girlfriend, and dangerous new business opportunities, Seyi’s life is in a d...

Directed By: Anthony Onah

Written By: Anthony Onah

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75
Nov 10, 2017
One salutary feature of this sharply observed film is that it does not feel compelled to make Seyi in any way magical: he cannot transcend the sump of addiction and corruption in which he allows himself to sink.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 9, 2017
The temptation for an easy score is one of a handful of shopworn plot elements in Anthony Onah’s debut feature The Price, yet the interaction of t
By Rob Staeger FULL REVIEW
58
Oct 29, 2017
The story ultimately frays apart by tugging at its flimsiest threads, but Onah hits on too many things with too much force for his debut to be dismissed as a result.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 9, 2017
It’s the glimmers of penetrating observation that make the overload of clichés so frustrating in Onah’s first feature, and suggest better things for his second.
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Production Company Hacienda Motion Picture Company, Infinitum Productions, Ten on 5 Productions, Water's End Productions
Release Date Nov 10, 2017
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/the-price/
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Awards

Indie Memphis Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Seattle International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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