The Young Wife

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The Young Wife

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Released May 31

1h 38m

Drama

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On her wedding day, all that stands between a young woman (Kiersey Clemons, DOPE) and marital bliss with her soon-to-be husband (singer/songwriter Leon Bridges) is surviving the chaos and expectations of family and friends, each intensifying her spiraling panic in the film critics are calling "intimate, profound, and visually gorgeous." (Screen Rant).

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A movie about what we ask of young people when these take these large steps towards their future, and to respect how hard it's going to be -- and it does that will a lot of style.

Jun 15, 2024

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Lisa Kennedy

Variety

Warm hearts and cooling feet is nothing new for movies, of course, but Kiersey Clemons’ portrayal of Celestina -- her head spinning -- raises the stakes of love and liberty.

Jun 4, 2024

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Devika Girish

New York Times

These are familiar, even hackneyed themes, which make the film’s relentless theatrics feel gratuitous and somewhat exhausting. Style overpowers substance, though Poe’s fantastic eye for composition and Clemons’s vivacious screen presence are undeniable.

May 31, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

The Film Experience

The Young Wife is hardly a conventional wedding movie, but one that grants a different kind of chilling significance to that life decision. It all feels like getting drawn in to a nightmare that hasn't yet started.

Rated: B

Jul 24, 2024

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Monique Jones

Common Sense Media

This dramedy is a kaleidoscope of colors, patterns, glitter, shapes, and noise, a visual and audible representation of Celestina's internal panic and confusion about what to do with her life and her relationship.

Jun 12, 2024

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

Poe is developing into a clear-eyed storyteller, whose films are about something real and tangible and unafraid of mess.

Jun 6, 2024

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On her wedding day, all that stands between a young woman (Kiersey Clemons, DOPE) and marital bliss with her soon-to-be husband (singer/songwriter Leon Bridges) is surviving the chaos and expectations of family and friends, each intensifying her spiraling panic in the film critics are calling "intimate, profound, and visually gorgeous." (Screen Rant).

Director: Tayarisha Poe
Producer: Anne Carey, Tayarisha Poe
Screenwriter: Tayarisha Poe
Distributor: Republic Pictures
Production Co: Archer Gray, FilmNation Entertainment
Rating: R (Language and Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 31, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 31, 2024
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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