''Things Never Said'' is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Charles Murray and starring

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and Elimu Nelson.

Cast

* Elimu Nelson *

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Release

The film premiered at the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival in April 2013.

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acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film in June 2013. The film was released in theaters on September 6, 2013.

Reception

The film has a 67% rating on

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. Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars.

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of ''

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'' awarded the film two and a half stars out of four. Andrea Thompson of

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graded the film a B+.

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, things_never_said American drama films 2013 drama films 2013 films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films