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Mood:
- EmotionalSincereTouchingContemplativeUplifting
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Plot:
- Human SpiritPsychologicalRedemptionDoctors and PatientsHopesMind and SoulLove AffairHaunted By the Past more...
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Genres:
- DramaIndependent
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- USA
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- BiographyBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Mild Violent Content
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Antwone Fisher, 2002
English, Japanese
USA
Profile of Antwone Fisher
The mood of Antwone Fisher is emotional, sincere, and touching. The plot centers around doctors and patients, redemption, and the human spirit. It is a drama and independent movie. In approach, Antwone Fisher is serious and realistic. The setting is the USA. It happens in contemporary times. Antwone Fisher is drawn from a biography and originally a true story. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes mild violent content.
Summary of Antwone Fisher
The true story of ANTWONE FISHER tracks a remarkable young man on the path to recovery from physical and sexual abuse. Antwone Fisher (Derek Luke) is a young Navy sailor who is on verge of getting booted from the military because of his volatile temper when he is ordered to mandatory sessions with psychiatrist Dr. Jerome Davenport (Denzel Washington). After a few strained sessions, Fisher navigates through difficult memories of his Cleveland childhood, mostly of life with a vicious foster mother (Novella Nelson) who beats him on a regular basis (and refers to him not by name, but by the n-word) and a foster sister who violates him sexually. Fisher and Davenport form a father-son bond (Fisher even adopts the doctor's wife [Salli Richardson] as a kind of surrogate Mom). And eventually he finds the strength to work through his anger and the courage to forge his first romantic relationship with Cheryl (Joy Bryant).
Writer Antwone Fisher, making his screenplay debut, achieves an encouraging view of human nature with this story, and first-time director Washington molds it into a film that ranks with GOOD WILL HUNTING and ORDINARY PEOPLE. Washington demonstrates his ease with actors by drumming up rich emotional intimacy, not without naturally humorous and awkward moments. Vivid, painterly images and the yearning melodies of composer Mychael Danna complete the artistry of the film.
Details
| Language: | English, Japanese |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 7 November 2002 |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
Cast and Crew
as Antwone Quenton 'Fish' Fisher
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Chicago Tribune
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- by: Mark Caro
