Middle of Nowhere (2012)

When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Rudy drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.

Director:

Ava DuVernay

Writer:

Ava DuVernay

Stars:

David Oyelowo, Lorraine Toussaint, Emayatzy Corinealdi

5 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Oyelowo	...	Brian
Sharon Lawrence	...	Fraine
Omari Hardwick	...	Derek
Sancho Martin	...	Juju Club lead Dancer
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Ruth
Dondre Whitfield	...	Littleton
Maya Gilbert	...	Gina
Emayatzy Corinealdi	...	Ruby
Edwina Findley	...	Rosie
Amber Sharae Topsy	...	Buss Passenger
Andy Spencer	...	Bus Hustler
Bruce Katzman	...	Averick
René Mena	...	Inmate
William 'Bill' Connor	...	ATF Agent
Samba Schutte	...	JuJu Club Dancer

Storyline

When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Rudy drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.

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Taglines:

Love can lead us where we least expect.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

U sred nedođije

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$78,030 (USA) (12 October 2012)

Gross:

$78,030 (USA) (12 October 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forward Movement, Kandoo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)

User Reviews

Can't Be Mad, I Was Trying To Go Somewhere... Support This Film!

I'm always really happy to see films directed by African American women, period. It's so hard to get a budget, so hard to make it happen, and so few sistas writing and directing feature length narrative films, I make a point to support. When Ava DuVernay won the Best Director award 2012's Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere, I was really overjoyed, and excited to see the film. Especially since the film covers a subject I'm very passionate about, incarceration of African American men. I was also excited to see that David Oyewolo was cast to play "Brian," as I consider him one of the greatest actors in Hollywood; the Sidney Poitier of his generation. And wow, the lead played by Emayatzy Corinealdi was a real treat to see her work, she's beautiful and has chops! Add one of the most talented up and coming Directors of Photography, Bradford Young to the equation and yooooooooo! So, I'm all the way in... and yeah... I find myself in the middle of nowhere. I want to feel more, the actors are good... and the film is kind of muted, seems to be mostly shot in natural light, lots of shadows, brooding. No commentary on prison industrial complex, this film is about relationships, in a vacuum. But I want to talk about brothers being incarcerated and an exponentially greater margin for the same crimes committed by white males, but... yeah... no, not this film. So, I got over that, and rode the film for what it is, a look at a difficult time in a woman's life, who had really invested a lot in her relationship with her incarcerated husband. You know what I dug though, we get to see folks who are living on the margins in L.A., like they don't cars and have to take the bus, folks are struggling... like in reality out there. And I really respect DuVernay for letting her characters be struggling financially, which is in itself actually revolutionary for most films that have to do with Black characters in Hollywood these days... it's like it's daring to not be corporate lawyers, athletes, marketing tycoons or whatever. Yeah, I want to see a story about a bus driver, an nurse and an incarcerated brother, here played by Omari Hardwick. So why do I feel, like I want to like this film more than I actually did when I left the theater. Is it because it didn't offer a Hollywood ending for me? Nooooo, that can't be it!!!! Definitely worth seeing, but wasn't really the film I had got so hyped to see.