The Black Sea

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The Black Sea

Released Nov 22, 2024

1h 36m

Comedy

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Khalid, a charismatic big dreamer from Brooklyn with no follow-thru gets stuck in a small Bulgarian resort town and finds unexpected connection.

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

In a world increasingly obsessed with the notion of homelands and borders, it’s good to be reminded by a chill hang with an open-arms message that the world is strongest when we get to make our best lives anywhere we choose.

Dec 16, 2024

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Directors Crystal Moselle and Harden’s amiable romcom is almost as charming as its lead actor – Harden – who makes this good spirited, upbeat indie shine so ever bright.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 12, 2024

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

A tepid situation comedy in indie drama drag, "The Black Sea" lacks a sense of urgency.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 22, 2024

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Weiting Liu

The Brooklyn Rail

As we’ve seen many American characters going to other countries to “find themselves,” Khalid develops a truly equal relationship with Bulgaria and its people and eventually does find himself.

Jan 31, 2025

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

The Black Sea is a pleasant fish-out-of-water story that seems primarily designed as a vehicle for Harden. He’s a natural, even if ideally he might be taken better in smaller doses -- or with better material.

Dec 19, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Oddball indie drama about a Black American's adventure while stranded in a small seacoast town in Bulgaria.

Rated: C+

Dec 9, 2024

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Khalid, a charismatic big dreamer from Brooklyn with no follow-thru gets stuck in a small Bulgarian resort town and finds unexpected connection.

Director: Crystal Moselle, Derrick B. Harden
Producer: Izabella Tzenkova, Crystal Moselle
Distributor: Metrograph Pictures
Production Co: Kotva Films, Give Thanks
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 36m