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''The Same Storm'' is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Peter Hedges and starring Sandra Oh, Mary-Louise Parker,
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Moses Ingram Monique Denise Ingram (born February 6, 1994), known professionally as Moses Ingram, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jolene in the Netflix miniseries ''The Queen's Gambit (miniseries), The Queen's Gambit'' (2020). For t ...
, Noma Dumezweni,
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Rosemarie DeWitt Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt (born October 26, 1971) is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series '' Standoff'' (2006–07), co-starring with her future husband Ron Livingston, as well as Charmaine Craine on ''Unit ...
, Ron Livingston,
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Joshua Leonard Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his role in ''The Blair Witch Project'' (1999). He has since starred in films such as '' Madhouse'' (2004), '' The Shaggy Dog'' (2006), '' Higher G ...
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, Judith Light, Ato Blankson-Wood, Cory Michael Smith, Rhenzy Feliz, Camila Perez,
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, Danny Burstein,
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, Brittany Bradford and David Zaldivar.


Plot

Twenty-four people grapple with the
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in spring and summer 2020.


Cast

* Sandra Oh as Grace Park * Mary-Louise Parker as Roxy *
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as Ruth Lipsman Berg *
Moses Ingram Monique Denise Ingram (born February 6, 1994), known professionally as Moses Ingram, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jolene in the Netflix miniseries ''The Queen's Gambit (miniseries), The Queen's Gambit'' (2020). For t ...
as Audre Robinson *
Raúl Castillo Raúl Castillo Jr. (born August 30, 1977) is an American actor and playwright. He is known for his acting roles in ''Amexicano'' and ''Cold Weather'' and his role as Richie Donado Ventura in the HBO series ''Looking'' and its subsequent series ...
as Nurse Joey *
Noma Dumezweni Noma Dumezweni (born 28 July 1969) is a British actress. In 2006, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her performance as Ruth Younger in ''A Raisin in the Sun'' at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. In 20 ...
as Dionne Davis *Brittany Bradford as Imani Hart *
Raza Jaffrey Raza Jaffrey (born 28 May 1973) is a British actor and singer, who starred as Neal Hudson on the CBS TV medical drama '' Code Black''. He is best known for playing Zafar Younis on the BBC One spy drama series '' Spooks''. In 2014, he played ...
as Dr. Sanjay Patel *Camila Perez as Frieda Ramirez * Rhenzy Feliz as Jose Sera *David Zaldivar as Mateo Ramirez *
K. Todd Freeman Kenneth Todd Freeman (born July 9, 1965) is an American actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards over the course of his career and has won one Drama Desk Award. He has played supporting roles in films such as ''Grosse Pointe Blank'' (1997 ...
as Leon Robinson * Danny Burstein as Dr. Daniel Berg *
Jin Ha Jin Ha is a South Korean-born American actor known for his roles in the TV series ''Devs'', '' Love Life'', and ''Pachinko'' in addition to the musical ''Hamilton''. Early life and education Ha was born in Seoul, South Korea, before moving to ...
as Elliot Park *
Joel de la Fuente Joel de la Fuente (born April 21, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained recognition for his role as 1st Lieutenant Paul Wang in '' Space: Above and Beyond'', and is best known for his roles as Dr. Johann Pryce in ''Hemlock Grove'', Kempeitai ...
as John Park * Ron Livingston as Jim Lamson *
Rosemarie DeWitt Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt (born October 26, 1971) is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series '' Standoff'' (2006–07), co-starring with her future husband Ron Livingston, as well as Charmaine Craine on ''Unit ...
as Cindy Lamson *
Alison Pill Alison Pill (born November 27, 1985) is a Canadian actress. A former child actress, Pill began her career at age 12, appearing in numerous films and television series. She transitioned to adult roles and her breakthrough came with the television ...
as Bridget Salt *
Joshua Leonard Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his role in ''The Blair Witch Project'' (1999). He has since starred in films such as '' Madhouse'' (2004), '' The Shaggy Dog'' (2006), '' Higher G ...
as Doug Salt *
John Gallagher Jr. John Howard Gallagher Jr. (born June 17, 1984) is an American actor and musician best known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in the 2006 rock musical '' Spring Awakening'', which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musi ...
as Dale Salt * Cory Michael Smith as Jeremy Salt * Judith Light as Shirlee Salt *Ato Blankson-Wood as Russell Davis *
Daphne Rubin-Vega Daphne Rubin-Vega ( Vega; born November 18, 1969) is a Panamanian-American actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for originating the roles of Mimi Marquez in the Broadway musical ''Rent'' and Lucy in the Off-Broadway play ''J ...
as Lupe Ramirez


Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival. In August 2022, it was announced that Juno Films acquired American, Canadian and British distribution rights to the film, which was released in the Quad Cinema in New York City and the Laemmle Santa Monica on October 14, 2022.


Reception

The film has a 79% rating on
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based on 14 reviews.
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of ''
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'' awarded the film three and a half stars. David Ehrlich of
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graded the film a B−. Lisa Kennedy of '' Variety'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "...it’s an often-touching time capsule of a harrowing moment in which rampant death and police brutality, white privilege and surging activism answered the call of so much grief." Beatrice Loayza of ''
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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The film proves one thing, at least: Like many of us, Hedges and his actors clearly had too much time on their hands." Stephen Farber of ''
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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "In short, this film leaves us moved and provoked — and impressed with its technical accomplishments — even if it isn’t a perfect distillation of our ongoing national nightmare." Todd McCarthy of ''
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'' also gave the film a positive review, calling it "...a grab bag that mostly engages your attention and sticks in the mind as a vivid slap-dash portrait of a city and, by extension, a world under siege."


References


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Same Storm American drama films 2021 films