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The Violent Heart

Now in Theaters - USA 02/19/2021

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Original title: The Violent Heart
Year: 2020
Running time: 107 min.
Country: United States
Director: Kerem Sanga
Screenwriter: Kerem Sanga
Music: John Swihart
Cinematography: Ricardo Diaz
Cast: Jovan Adepo, Grace Van Patten, Mary J. Blige, Cress Williams, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Lukas Haas, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Rayven Symone Ferrell, Allison Shrum, Cory Scott Allen, Rebecca Lines, Dean Shortland, Jeff Pearson, Markus Silbiger, Clyde C Harris, Jordan Preston Carter, Ashley Shelton, Carrie Tillis, Warren Quandt, Laurie Pallotta
Producer: 21 Laps Entertainment, 3311 Productions, Material Pictures
Genre: Drama
Synopsis / Plot: Fifteen years after the murder of his older sister, Daniel finds himself falling for Cassie, a vivacious high school senior.

Critics' reviews

"Jovan Adepo and Grace Van Patten have chemistry (...) It’s beholded to a string of coincidences, guilty of withholding information that, once revealed, ruptures the credibility of all that came before"

Peter Debruge: Variety
"Astute direction and acting wasted on a trite story (...) That result is a shame, because there is plenty to admire technically"

Caryn James: The Hollywood Reporter
"'The Violent Heart' had everything it needed to be powerful, even cathartic (...) But it settles for coming across as the Official Version of the story (...) Rating: ★★ (out for 4)"

Matt Zoller Seitz: rogerebert.com
"An old-fashioned melodrama with big twists (and an excellent Mary J. Blige)"

David Ehrlich: IndieWire
"A teetering pile of coincidences masquerading as a story"

Richard Whittaker: Austin Chronicle
"There’s a lot to like in The Violent Heart, with Adepo at the top of the list. But Sanga errs by giving his movie the deterministic structure of a potboiler and the muted tone of a slice-of-life indie drama"

Noel Murray: Los Angeles Times

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