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George Washington, 2000

Starring: Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Curtis Cotton III

Directed by: David Gordon Green

Written by: David Gordon Green

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 89 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.5

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George Washington can be described as gloomy, contemplative, and feel good. The plot revolves around coming of age, teenage life, and hopes. The main genres are drama and independent. In approach, George Washington is realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. George Washington is located in North Carolina. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being an award winner.

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David Gordon Green makes a stunning directorial debut with GEORGE WASHINGTON, a highly poetic drama that tells the story of the inhabitants of a small, impoverished southern town. Focusing on a group of five adolescent friends--George (Donald Holden), Nasia (Candace Evanofski), Buddy (Curtis Cotton III), Vernon (Damian Jewan Lee), and Sonya (Rachel Handy)--Green uses the town's barren landscape to provide a bleak, yet beautiful, backdrop for their day-to-day lives. After Nasia breaks up with Buddy for George, an introverted youth with an extremely sensitive fontanel, tragedy strikes and the friends are forced to come to terms with the situation. The resulting internal struggles send each individual into a search for redemption in intensely personal, yet very different, ways.

Green's film is reminiscent of Terrence Malick's DAYS OF HEAVEN in its potent blend of naturalistic acting, lush photography, and nostalgic voice-over. The 24-year-old shows a maturity that many older directors rarely attain. It is this overriding optimism that makes it such an uplifting moviegoing experience, even amidst such somber circumstances. Also, there is an understated humor--most notably in Paul Schneider's portrayal of Rico Rice--that keeps matters hopeful throughout. GEORGE WASHINGTON is an honest, thoughtful, and deeply transcendent motion picture.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	April 2000
Runtime:	89 min

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Candace Evanofski

as Nasia

Donald Holden

as George

Curtis Cotton III

as Buddy

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San Francisco Chronicle

Hardly perfect or fully successful, but it's strange and strangely beautiful -- a unique work of art. Full Review

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by: Mick LaSalle

The New York Times

This dream of a movie is set in such a place; with its delicate shifts of tone, it could be a fairy tale by Faulkner Full Review

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by: A.O. Scott

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