From Nowhere

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From Nowhere

2017

1h 29m

Drama

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Three undocumented teenagers -- a Dominican girl, an African boy and a Peruvian girl -- are about to graduate high school in the Bronx, while working with a teacher and a lawyer to try to get proper documents to stay in the U.S. Forced to grow up quickly and navigate problems most adults don't even have to face, the students are really just American teenagers who want to be with their friends, fall in love, and push back against authority.

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Rex Reed

Observer

As a film, it's uneven and clumsy, but as a responsible political statement about the chaos we live in now, it's both enlightening and troubling.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 22, 2017

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Depicting the struggles of three undocumented Bronx high school students to avoid deportation, From Nowhere resonates with tender compassion for its characters.

Feb 17, 2017

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

From Nowhere is not a visionary work, and I don't think it aims to be; but it sets a coherent agenda from the get-go and manages to make a credible and disquieting narrative out of that.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 17, 2017

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

"From Nowhere" may be all about the difficulty of fitting in, but ultimately, it can't help but stand out.

Mar 1, 2019

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Director Matthew Newton delivers an earnest drama that's more about its highly relevant message than its technique.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 9, 2017

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Vikram Murthi

Movie Mezzanine

Even at its bluntest, most didactic, and sorely predictable, From Nowhere will likely move and outrage even the stoniest of the individuals.

Feb 24, 2017

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An unsettling movie with some fine acting. Best movie I have seen in the recent past.

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As a film, it's uneven and clumsy, but as a responsible political statement about the chaos we live in now, it's both enlightening and troubling.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Three undocumented teenagers -- a Dominican girl, an African boy and a Peruvian girl -- are about to graduate high school in the Bronx, while working with a teacher and a lawyer to try to get proper documents to stay in the U.S. Forced to grow up quickly and navigate problems most adults don't even have to face, the students are really just American teenagers who want to be with their friends, fall in love, and push back against authority.

Director: Matthew Newton
Producer: Kate Ballen, Matthew Newton
Screenwriter: Matthew Newton, Kate Ballen
Distributor: FilmRise
Production Co: No Place for Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 17, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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