2016 · drama
Barry
Directed by Vikram Gandhi1h 44m2016
A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.
Our read: Barry (2016) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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“You want a grounded college-years portrait of identity before the legend.”
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