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Goldie

2019

Slick Woods, George Sample III, Danny Hoch, Khris Davis, Demi Singleton

Drama Goldie, a precocious teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"Slick Woods brings out the vulnerability in this seemingly tireless spirit, transforming Goldie’s story into a poignant coming of age (...) De Jong brings a jolt of brash energy to a social realist scenario"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"'Goldie' explodes with energy and hope (...) The more urgent things get for Goldie, the more conventional the film becomes"	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"While Woods' brash vitality is the movie's motor, it's in the moments when Goldie drops her bravado and reveals her vulnerability that the story becomes more than a reckless adventure"	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Its freeze frames and other tricks can dilute the drama and make the positivity feel forced. Woods, remarkably comfortable in her first film role, gives Goldie a steel spine and a feisty resourcefulness"	NEU
United States	Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times	"[De Jong] impeccably translates his unorthodox filmic grammar for American cinematographer Shawn Peters to shoota New York story"	POS
United States	Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"A stunning debut performance [by Woods] (...) [A] vibrant film (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Adam Graham Detroit News	"The acting has a tendency to feel amateurish and unrehearsed (...) But the chaotic engine of the story feels authentic"	NEU
United States	Nick Schager Variety	"With vibrantly expressive aesthetics that match the energy of its defiant and distressed heroine, this impressive coming-of-age indie (...) heralds the arrival of both a distinctive new filmmaking voice and a leading lady with charisma to burn"	POS

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