''A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.'' is a 2018 American romantic drama film directed by
Qasim Basir
Qasim Basir is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed '' Mooz-lum'' (2011) starring Danny Glover and Nia Long about an African-American Muslim family and how their lives are changed by the September 11 attacks. The film received nominations ...
, who wrote the screenplay with
Samantha Tanner. The film stars
Omari Hardwick and
Meagan Good
Meagan Monique Good is an American actress. She first gained critical attention for her role in the film ''Eve's Bayou'' (1997), prior to landing the role of Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Cousin Skeeter'' (1998–2001). Good received further ...
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Synopsis
On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams—while he pushes her to discover hers.
Cast
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Omari Hardwick
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Meagan Good
Meagan Monique Good is an American actress. She first gained critical attention for her role in the film ''Eve's Bayou'' (1997), prior to landing the role of Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Cousin Skeeter'' (1998–2001). Good received further ...
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Jay Ellis
Wendell Ramone "Jay" Ellis Jr. (born December 27, 1981) is an American actor. In 2013, Ellis received his first major role on BET's series ''The Game (American TV series), The Game''. He is a main cast member on HBO's series ''Insecure (TV serie ...
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Dijon Talton
Dijon Hendra Talton is an American producer, actor, singer and director. He won several awards as part of the cast of ''Glee'', and has since continued to play small roles on television and film, as well as producing through his company The Talt ...
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Wesley Jonathan
Wesley Jonathan Waples is an American actor best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant on the NBC Saturday morning comedy-drama series ''City Guys'' (1997-2001), Gary Thorpe in the sitcom '' What I Like About You'' (2002-2006), Sweetness in ...
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Affion Crockett
Affion Crockett (born August 12, 1974) is an American actor and comedian.
Early life
Crockett was raised in Germany and Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Career
Crockett appeared in HBO's ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1996, demonstrating his impression ...
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Maryam Basir
Critical reception
The review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes
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assigned the film an approval rating of , based on reviews assessed as positive or negative; the average rating among the reviews is . The similar website
Metacritic
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surveyed and assessed 3 reviews as positive and 2 as mixed. It gave a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, which it said indicated "generally favorable reviews".
See also
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List of black films of the 2010s
The following is a list of black films that were released in the 2010s. Black films listed here are generally associated with the peoples from the African diaspora; the cinema of Africa is distinct from this topic (see list of African films). Lawr ...
References
External links
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2018 films
American romantic drama films
One-shot films
Films set in 2016
2010s English-language films
2010s American films