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Akilla's Escape

Play trailer Poster for Akilla's Escape Released Jun 11, 2021 1h 30m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A drug dealer finds his moral code challenged when he interrupts an armed robbery and captures one of the gang members who is a 15-year-old boy.
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Akilla's Escape occasionally loses sight of its strongest assets, but solid acting and a smart story make this a neo-noir worth watching.

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Whelan Barzey Time Out It’s an uneven puzzle: eye-catching but not entirely convincing when put together. Rated: 3/5 Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Leslie Felperin Financial Times The editing and cinematography are heavily stylised, which can make the film feel like a flighty distended music video at times, but Williams and Mpumlwana’s alert, compelling performances keep things grounded in grit. Rated: 3/5 Aug 25, 2022 Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian It’s all not quite enough to get Officer’s film to live up to its pretensions, which are also present in the overlong opening credits discoursing on Jamaican history and corruption; themes hinted at later but which never entirely bloom. Rated: 2/5 Aug 23, 2022 Full Review Shakyl Lambert CGMagazine Although it suffers from slow pacing, Akilla’s Escape remains an engaging neo-noir mainly off the strength of its two lead performances. Rated: 7.5/10 Jul 12, 2024 Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) Williams is a strong presence, but the story’s elements — past and present — blur together in a monotonous whole. Rated: 2/5 Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Josh Parham Next Best Picture The themes explored lack nuance, the storytelling doesn't craft an engaging pace, and the performances are near-universally bland. Rated: 4/10 Jun 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A hauntingly beautiful tale of redemption and fatherhood. Saul Williams is a movie star. Highly recommend. Take it in. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review jason m Saul Williams' aging, world-weary face and the cinematography make this watchable, but the writing is basic, riddled with cliches and all-too-familiar tough-guy gangster posturing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty conventional on many levels and on most of its story beats. Has some good acting and ideas but it's stuck in usual gang story. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A drug dealer finds his moral code challenged when he interrupts an armed robbery and captures one of the gang members who is a 15-year-old boy.
Director
Charles Officer
Producer
Jake Yanowski
Screenwriter
Charles Officer, Wendy Motion Brathwaite
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
Canesugar Filmworks
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 11, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 11, 2021
Runtime
1h 30m
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