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Middle of Nowhere

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Middle of Nowhere (2012)
A drama that follows a woman who changes her life in order to contend with her husband's 8-year prison sentence.
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Ruby goes on a journey of self-discovery when she drops out of medical school in order to focus on her incarcerated husband's well-being.Ruby goes on a journey of self-discovery when she drops out of medical school in order to focus on her incarcerated husband's well-being.Ruby goes on a journey of self-discovery when she drops out of medical school in order to focus on her incarcerated husband's well-being.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,447
3,330
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    • Director
      • Ava DuVernay
    • Writer
      • Ava DuVernay
    • Stars
      • Emayatzy Corinealdi
      • David Oyelowo
      • Lorraine Toussaint
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ava DuVernay
    • Writer
      • Ava DuVernay
    • Stars
      • Emayatzy Corinealdi
      • David Oyelowo
      • Lorraine Toussaint
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos3

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:30
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    Sundance Version
    Trailer 0:59
    Sundance Version
    A Guide to the Films of Ava DuVernay
    Clip 1:35
    A Guide to the Films of Ava DuVernay

    Photos16

    Ava DuVernay in Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    David Oyelowo and Emayatzy Corinealdi in Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    Omari Hardwick and Emayatzy Corinealdi in Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    Emayatzy Corinealdi in Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    David Oyelowo and Emayatzy Corinealdi in Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    Ava DuVernay at an event for Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    David Oyelowo at an event for Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    Emayatzy Corinealdi at an event for Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    Omari Hardwick at an event for Middle of Nowhere (2012)
    David Oyelowo, Ava DuVernay, Omari Hardwick, and Emayatzy Corinealdi at an event for Middle of Nowhere (2012)
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    Middle of Nowhere (2012)

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    Emayatzy Corinealdi
    Emayatzy Corinealdi
    • Ruby
    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    • Brian
    Lorraine Toussaint
    Lorraine Toussaint
    • Ruth
    Edwina Findley
    Edwina Findley
    • Rosie
    Omari Hardwick
    Omari Hardwick
    • Derek
    Sharon Lawrence
    Sharon Lawrence
    • Alberta Fraine
    Nehemiah Sutton
    • Nickie
    Felisha Anoa'i
    • Pongesa
    Troy Curvey III
    • Rashad
    Maya Dunbar
    • Gina
    • (as Maya Gilbert)
    Dondré T. Whitfield
    Dondré T. Whitfield
    • Littleton
    • (as Dondre Whitfield)
    Andy Earnest Spencer
    Andy Earnest Spencer
    • Bus Hustler
    • (as Andy Spencer)
    Bruce Katzman
    Bruce Katzman
    • Mr. Averick
    Andy Drew
    • Guard
    Nisa Ward
    Nisa Ward
    • Fraine's Assistant
    Moriel Adimor
    • Movie Goer
    • (uncredited)
    Ellen Baker
    • Prison Visitor
    • (uncredited)
    Dee Kelly Barrett
    • Prison Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ava DuVernay
    • Writer
      • Ava DuVernay
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Ava DuVernay had wanted David Oyelowo to star in the movie but before she could approach him a friend of hers who was considering investing in the film asked an actor on a plane his opinion of the script. The actor was Oyelowo, who contacted DuVernay and asked for the part.
    • Goofs
      In Derek's parole hearing, Franie first summarizes that Derek has been in jail for 4 years and 2 months, then she says that he has served over 4½ years.
    • Quotes

      [Last lines]

      Ruby: [narrating the letter] Derek, where are you now? For all these years, the answer was easy and clear. You were with me. Now, it's all unclear. We are somewhere in between. In between the forgotten and the foreseen, in a middle place. It scares me. Everyone around me is here, caught within each other. Mom and Rosie are here caught by expectations of what should be, by shame of what is, by dreams of what they wanted and what will never really be. I don't want to be caught. I see options in front of me, other roads I could travel and yet, I am still here. I don't know which way to go. There are no easy answers anymore and only one thing is clear my love, we are long lost. We are long awaited. The past has disappeared and the future, it doesn't exist till we get there. Where are you? It's a question that I now pose, to myself. I ask, unsure of the answer. There are no easy answers anymore. But I'll keep asking anyway. And I'll let you know what I find. Love, Ruby.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Stormy Weather
      Performed by Little Dragon

      Composed by Little Dragon

      Appears Courtesy of Peacefrog Records

    User reviews18

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    6/10
    It could work, but it didn't. The script is too slow.
    It is always refreshing to see good indie movies exploring dark themes in a sensitive and almost lyric way. These are, incidentally, the two major strong points of this movie.

    There are many titles, some rather good ones, exploring incarceration an its effects on the person behind bars. Multiple angles and story lines are explored, almost always from the incarcerated point of view.

    'Middle of Nowhere', instead, puts the focus on an accomplished young woman whose life hangs still when her young husband is incarcerated for a long term, and makes the movie about the effects of incarceration on people who are on the outside, supposedly free, but actually suffering by proxy a set of restrictions and struggles that derive from the fact that a loved one or in-law is not present. That is an interesting take on the subject.

    Nonetheless, the script is just too slow. There are several cogent reasons for a script to be slow, such as character development, parallel narratives - but none of them could possible justify it here. Thus, it becomes very difficult to keep paying attention on what the director had in mind as dozens of minutes are just fillers that, in turn, are juxtaposed with some pivotal scenes that are paradoxically too hurried up.
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    • eurograd
    • Jun 10, 2015

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 2014 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Enmig del no-res
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Forward Movement
      • Kandoo Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $236,806
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $67,909
      • Oct 14, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $236,806
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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