I Was a Simple Man tells a simple story whose deceptively straightforward approach yields richly melancholic rewards.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Christopher Makoto Yogi -
Producer -
Christopher Makoto Yogi , Sarah S. Kim , Matthew Petock , Yamato Cibulka -
Screenwriter -
Christopher Makoto Yogi -
Distributor -
Strand Releasing -
Production Co -
Island Film Group , Simple Man , Flies Collective -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 19, 2021, Limited -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$13.6K -
Runtime -
1h 40m -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)