This first full-length film from A. V. Rockwell is a gorgeous film about damaged characters whose selflessness is not revealed until almost the end of the film. Everything about the film is meticulous.
Inez (Teyana Taylor) claims Terry (Aaron Kingsley Adetola; Aven Courtney; Josiah Cross) from the foster care system when she returns to the neighborhood after a stint in prison. She finds a steady job and keeps them at the same address (Apt #10-01) for over decade. Meanwhile, things change. Inez marries a long-time beau (who is not Terry's birth father and dies before the end of the film). Terry (using the alias Inez procurred to keep the foster system from finding him) stays out of trouble and prepares for college. Things unravel when Terry applies for an internship and provides (fake, unbeknownst to him) documentation.
Teyana Taylor is fabulous. The three actors playing Terry share the same empty-stare emotion-free affect associated with traumatized children.
Highly recommended
We will be watching for more films from A. V. Rockwell.
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