Back Against the Wall

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Back Against the Wall

2002

1h 34m

Drama

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100+ Ratings

Midwest experimental filmmaker James Fotopoulos employs his grim cinematic style for the film, in which Levey lives in a harshly lit apartment decorated with mostly cardboard boxes.

Stephen Holden

New York Times

Although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted, conjures a Lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of Middle America.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 13, 2002

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

If ... you're the adventurous sort, check it out.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 13, 2002

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J. Hoberman

Village Voice

The strongest Fotopoulos I've seen.

Mar 12, 2002

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Film Threat

Rated: 2/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 7, 2005

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 1/5

Mar 7, 2005

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I am awesome in it! my name is Ernie E Frantz !

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Out of Fotopoulos work, this one I really do like. The story is much more accessible, the direction is better and it may teeter on Lynchian proportions, it still shows Fotopoulos finding his own voice instead of somebody else's.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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James Fotopoulos

Director

Martin Shannon

Levey

Michael Wexler

Vince

Debbie Mulcahy

June

Ernie E. Frantz

Ed

Joe Antico

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Synopsis

Midwest experimental filmmaker James Fotopoulos employs his grim cinematic style for the film, in which Levey lives in a harshly lit apartment decorated with mostly cardboard boxes.

Director: James Fotopoulos
Producer: James Fotopoulos
Screenwriter: James Fotopoulos
Production Co: Fantasma Inc.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Feb 11, 2003
Runtime: 1h 34m