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My Last Day Without You

  • 20112011
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.3K
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
On a one-day business trip to New York, a young German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced bef... Read allOn a one-day business trip to New York, a young German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced before.On a one-day business trip to New York, a young German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced before.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.3K
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  • Director
    • Stefan C. Schaefer
  • Writers
    • Stefan C. Schaefer
    • Chris Silber
  • Stars
    • Nicole Beharie
    • Reg E. Cathey
    • Robert Clohessy
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stefan C. Schaefer
  • Writers
    • Stefan C. Schaefer
    • Chris Silber
  • Stars
    • Nicole Beharie
    • Reg E. Cathey
    • Robert Clohessy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    MY LAST DAY WITHOUT YOU production still of lead actress Nicole Beharie
    MY LAST DAY WITHOUT YOU production still of leads Ken Duken and Nicole Beharie.
    My Last Day Without You (2011)
    My Last Day Without You (2011)

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    Nicole Beharie
    Nicole Beharie
    • Leticia Johnsonas Leticia Johnson
    Reg E. Cathey
    Reg E. Cathey
    • Pastor Lester Johnsonas Pastor Lester Johnson
    Robert Clohessy
    Robert Clohessy
    • Scullyas Scully
    Ken Duken
    Ken Duken
    • Niklas Henkeas Niklas Henke
    Marlene Forte
    Marlene Forte
    • Luzas Luz
    Lawrence Saint-Victor
    Lawrence Saint-Victor
    • Dwayneas Dwayne
    Laith Nakli
    Laith Nakli
    • Mahdias Mahdi
    Vanessa Kai
    Vanessa Kai
    • Ticketing Agentas Ticketing Agent
    Daniel Abeles
    Daniel Abeles
    • Business Manas Business Man
    Sharon Wilkins
    • Eenaas Eena
    Francis Benhamou
    Francis Benhamou
    • Joelleas Joelle
    Michael Monteiro
    Michael Monteiro
    • Homeless Manas Homeless Man
    Chris J. Cullen
    Chris J. Cullen
    • Pilotas Pilot
    Barrington Walters Jr.
    Barrington Walters Jr.
    Amari Rose Leigh
    • Missyas Missy
    Suzanne Lanni
    • Receptionistas Receptionist
    Nick Nappy
    Nick Nappy
    • Corporate VPas Corporate VP
    Maxx Brawer
    • Deionas Deion
    • Director
      • Stefan C. Schaefer
    • Writers
      • Stefan C. Schaefer
      • Chris Silber
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Lead actress Nicole Beharie performs five original songs in the film. The songs are written by Scott Jacoby, Stefan Schaefer and Chris Silber, and produced by Jacoby.
    • Goofs
      A man throws coffee dregs onto Niklas's stomach early in the movie, when he is wearing suit trousers, a vest and suit jacket. Later in the film we see the coffee stains on the front of his blue shirt. The stains are not blurs, as they would be if they had soaked through the vest -- they directly have been thrown at the uncovered shirt off-camera, to create the coffee stains we see on the shirt.

      Note: this extreme trivia is necessary, because the film has such good continuity, I couldn't find any significant mistakes. Its geography, time & distances (airport, lower Manhattan, Gowanus Canal-Brooklyn) are extremely accurate.
    • Soundtracks
      ABC Blues
      Composed by Billy White

      Produced by Billy White

      Courtesy of Meme Machine Music.

    User reviews18

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    Top review
    7/10
    All is Coincidental? Nothing is Intentional?
    "Happiness is always a coincidence" (Jose Bergamin).

    Courage that gives a chance to personal freedom and coincidence that may open the door to happiness... For a number of reasons, some intentional and some coincidental, the film is, in a nutshell, a smoldering romance of new wave in the medium. Let me, however, highlight some deservedly important aspects of the content and the performances.

    A terribly strenuous day for one Niklas (Ken Duken), an elegant, strict, principled, restrained young German businessman from Frankfurt, who is supposed to travel to New York City for one day with an unpleasant, severe mission. He is ordered to shut down a company that no longer occurs to be beneficial and fire the employees. He appears to have experienced most pleasures that life can give, surely all the ones that may be bought and yet, something aches in his mind and heart, something that cannot be removed by financial means – loneliness disguised in suit and manners of a businessman...

    A crazy, unpredictable day for one Leticia (Nicole Behari), a beautiful, vibrant, young, unprincipled singer from NYC. As a daughter of a pastor, she needs relief and independence from the preachy style. Her songs, however, need new inspiration and promotion...yet, where she can find it is not where her real trouble lies. Something else aches in her heart, too, something that cannot be removed by artistic means – loneliness disguised in her songs - the only true expression of her inner self.

    With a little bit of courage and a little irony of coincidence...this strenuous, unpredictable, crazy day will occur to be a truly turning point for the two. Flowers will be placed at the empty concrete and beauty at the gray routine – something the screenplay supplies us not merely on the screen...

    Awarded at the Brooklyn International Festival and the Black Reel Awards, MY LAST DAY WITHOUT YOU directed by Stephen C. Schaefer and produced by Diane Crespo is a true surprise. Made at the new production companies, Cicala Filmworks and Silver Shepherd, it reveals nothing but a new wave in modern cinema with considerably unknown but very good cast and production merits that address the majority of modern audiences. The strongest points of this movie lie in pleasant direction, pretty uncomplicated but considerably appealing nature of storytelling, NYC's spirit of 'melting pot' expressed in the different ethnic backgrounds of the protagonists and quite vivid characters easily identified with. That makes the movie something both youngsters and elderly viewers may equally enjoy. Besides, it is important to note that this is a love story but no tearjerker whatsoever.

    Although the content is quite predictable from the moment they see each other for the first time and Leticia gives Niklas her CDs as a self-promotion, the foregoing events are enjoyable to watch. The chemistry between the protagonists is worth attention. Although they differ, growing love is something that unites them. Late mothers of them both somehow see their actions. Although Niklas, as a European, cares about the past and Leticia, as an Afro-American does not necessarily bother with those things, they both find a mutual future (consider this multinational flair given to the characters). That aspect of 'loneliness is over!' 'we have found love!' 'we are born again!' is supreme and sealed by the final moment of the day when she sings the most meaningful, spontaneous song – dedication of her career. She has her rules and he respects them...he has his past and she learns it...they both have their inner dreams and they fulfill them...the test is quick and surprising.

    The supporting cast hold the essence of humor. That refers, in particular, to Laith Nakli as a funny taxi driver who, from time to time, utters something hilarious and whose 'sleepy excesses' make for gales of laughter. Reg E Cathey is sympathetic as Pastor, a sweet old fashioned father who is, perhaps preachy at certain moments and who makes Leticia angry at times but the one who always has a good word for her. How nice it is to discover that he finds himself in a similar position to his daughter...

    An enjoyable film, a brief depiction of coincidental/intentional love experience worth seeing in two. Is happiness always a coincidence? Hard to say...but, surely, nothing in it is planned by ourselves.
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    • marcin_kukuczka
    • Apr 10, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mi último día sin ti
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cicala Filmworks
      • Scarpe Diem Productions
      • Silver Shepherd
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,335
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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