AWOL

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AWOL

2016

1h 25m

Drama

Romance

LGBTQ+

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Joey (Lola Kirke) thinks joining the army will give her direction until she falls in love with Rayna (Breeda Wool).

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Cinematographer Gal Deren's lensing of Rust Belt locations finds a place both lovely to linger in and worth leaving, matching the bittersweet sound of the folky songs Kirke sings while the two characters are alone.

Jan 8, 2019

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Sarah Fonseca

Autostraddle

Talking about class can be ugly. Yet as AWOL asserts, when you dare to comment, sometimes it frees up room for beauty to unfurl.

Nov 13, 2018

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Katie Walsh

The Playlist

Shoval ... captures the blind recklessness of first love, in a lesbian love story that's only partially about the characters' queerness.

Rated: B+

May 18, 2016

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Andrea Thompson

A Reel of One's Own

[Lola] Kirke gives an amazing performance, but it's [Breeda] Wool who has the harder role, and effortlessly shines.

Rated: B+

Feb 5, 2019

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Nathanael Hood

Screen Comment

Completely bereft of momentum, it staggers and stumbles its torturous way through an eighty five-minute run-time without offering anything creative or original.

Rated: 4/10

Dec 28, 2018

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

A muscular debut, modest in the scale of its storytelling, but not in the empathy it inspires and though it may have taken years to complete, "AWOL" was well worth the wait.

Nov 13, 2018

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Portland

I thought AWOL was well done. The relationship between the two main characters went fast from the beginning, but the effects were good, and the actors and actresses had some good acting. You could feel some emotion, especially when some specific events happened (I'm not going to spoil it for others who didn't watch the movie.). The storyline and plot were well-thought out, the movie, in my opinion, had a good pace, it didn't go too fast or too slow. Overall, this was a good movie, and I would recommend it to people who like LGBTQ+ relationships or drama.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/23

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Audience Member

Adventurous, jaw dropping twisted and heartbreaking . Joey girl ahh my heart!!! ;( don't wanna spoil it but all I am saying is you better go watch it right now !!! Just go watch it right now ! Always looking for a good LGBTQ+ Movie find this charm on Hulu ! Honestly get a tissue for that ending !

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Well, I don't know whether we are supposed to like movies that make us feel bitter. This movie depicts a sad reality of life itself and reminds us that hell is empty.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Good small film with strong leads.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Brilliantly filmed, it felt so real, like a peak into their world of Love and chaos

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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This love story is as much about the specificity of their socio-economic positions as it is about the effects of homophobia. It's an authentic and emotional film, with first-rate turns by Wool and especially Kirk.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

Joey (Lola Kirke) thinks joining the army will give her direction until she falls in love with Rayna (Breeda Wool).

Director: Deb Shoval
Producer: Jessica Caldwell, Michel Merkt, L.A. Teodosio
Screenwriter: Deb Shoval, Karolina Waclawiak
Production Co: Race Point Films, Public Square Films
Genre: Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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