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Out of My Hand

Play trailer Poster for Out of My Hand 2015 1h 27m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.

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Shadow and Act Staff Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022
Both of the moment and timeless... Go to Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire May 3, 2016
A portrait of a life that plays as much like documentary as drama. Go to Full Review Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times Nov 18, 2015
Bishop Blay has an arresting face and an even more arresting screen presence in Out of My Hand. Go to Full Review Mark Schilling Japan Times Aug 2, 2017
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Bob Strauss Los Angeles Daily News Nov 18, 2015
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. Go to Full Review Shannon M. Houston Paste Magazine Nov 18, 2015
7.9/10
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Feb 28, 2016 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Takeshi Fukunaga

Director

Bishop Blay

Cisco

Zenobia Taylor

Joy

Duke Murphy Dennis

Francis

Rodney Rogers Beckley

Marvin

Shelley Molad

Maria

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