Out of My Hand

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Out of My Hand

2015

1h 27m

Drama

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A struggling Liberian rubber-plantation worker risks everything to discover a new life as a cab driver in New York City.

Shadow and Act Staff

Shadow and Act

Both of the moment and timeless...

Sep 15, 2022

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

A portrait of a life that plays as much like documentary as drama.

May 3, 2016

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

Bishop Blay has an arresting face and an even more arresting screen presence in Out of My Hand.

Nov 18, 2015

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Mark Schilling

Japan Times

The movie is a rarity for not only its director and setting, but its informed, incisive examination of Liberian life and the immigrant experience in today's America.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 2, 2017

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Bob Strauss

Los Angeles Daily News

Blay's performance grows more conflicted and complex from that point and Out of My Hand gets quite intriguing, marred only by a deus ex machina plot turn near the end.

Nov 18, 2015

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Shannon M. Houston

Paste Magazine

The result is a compelling story whose lead character is presented in such a way that the so-called immigrant experience -- though complex and unique -- must also be read as, simply, human.

Rated: 7.9/10

Nov 18, 2015

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Ev

Blay's performance is great. Interesting and unconventional turns, tempo, and arc

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/05/23

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Audience Member

Fukunaga offers no interpretation for these issues of capitalism and colonialism, nor does he provide a happy (or even, completely satisfactory) conclusion. The result is a compelling story whose lead character is presented in such a way that the so-called immigrant experience-though complex and unique-must also be read as, simply, human.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

A struggling Liberian rubber-plantation worker risks everything to discover a new life as a cab driver in New York City.

Director: Takeshi Fukunaga
Producer: Donari Braxton, Mike Fox
Screenwriter: Takeshi Fukunaga, Donari Braxton
Production Co: Imperfect Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 6, 2017
Runtime: 1h 27m