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A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.
Cass is a Los Angeles club promoter who meets a Midwestern woman named Frida on the night of the 2016 presidential election. She challenges Cass to revisit his broken dreams, while he pushes Frida to discover hers.
18 October 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 August 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 September 1987, Los Angeles County, California, USA
9 January 1974, Savannah, Georgia, USA
April 11, 2018
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream may seem simple but every frame is a vibrant work of a passionate filmmaker.
January 31, 2018
The film is best as a showcase of [Good and Hardwick's] talents, but only when it gives them something to say.
September 13, 2018
Not every directorial choice or camera movement works, but this indie drama shines in the silences.
September 17, 2018
The understated performances gurgle with powerful emotions. Hardwick and Good are terrific as people trying be cool to a stranger, but failing to conceal their underlying feelings.
September 12, 2018
Qasim Basir's melancholic mood piece, "A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.," certainly has its pretensions...But to get caught up in its impressive stylishness is to miss the larger point of finding strength through human connection.
September 14, 2018
Its reach ultimately exceeds its grasp, but this low-budget character drama benefits from a pair of solid understated performances and scrappy ambition.
January 25, 2018
A film that's pleasurable to engage with, even if the latter stretch doesn't come close to realizing some of the early promise.
September 13, 2018
Basir and co-writer Samantha Tanner can only arrive at generalities about the situation and these people.
April 12, 2018
The film succeeds as more than an accomplished technical stunt, even if neither its political nor character dimensions feel quite fully realized.
August 08, 2018
From the open cityscapes to the closed confines of the rideshare, Basir packs plenty of material for audiences to digest. His use of such a turbulent time is unique and thought-provoking.
September 20, 2018
Set amid a changing nation, the chemistry between the leads help A Boy, A Girl, A Dream find a love story within an ever-changing world.
September 13, 2018
The dialogue is best when it focuses on issues you can actually take seriously, but the couple's talk about dreams deferred is too knee-jerk to warrant sympathy.
