Lila & Eve (2015)

Two distraught mothers, whose children were gunned down in a drive-by, team up to avenge their deaths after local authorities fail to take action.

Director:

Charles Stone III

Writer:

Pat Gilfillan

Stars:

Viola Davis, Aml Ameen, Ron Caldwell

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Viola Davis	...	Lila
Aml Ameen	...	Stephon
Ron Caldwell	...	Justin
Yolonda Ross	...	Patrice
Michole Briana White	...	Mae
Jennifer Lopez	...	Eve
Whitney Goin	...	Aggie
Gwendolyn Mulamba	...	Nurse #1
Elisa Perry	...	Sergeant Talbot
Shea Whigham	...	Detective Holliston
Andre Royo	...	Detective Scaketti
Germaine Brooks	...	Donelle
Julius Tennon	...	Ben
Quinton Garvin	...	Teo Colone
Teddy Williams	...	Leo Colone

Storyline

Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son's murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son's killers. They soon embark on a journey of revenge, but also recovery.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | female protagonist | murderess | murder | violence | 

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Taglines:

Torn by loss. Bound for revenge.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charlize Theron was the first choice to play Eve Rafael, but was already committed to Dark Places (2015), a project that had a similar tone to the character at the moment, and ended up passing on it. The role eventually went to Jennifer Lopez.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Lila: Maybe we could help each other

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Connections

References Man on Fire (2004)

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Soundtracks

The Hour
Written by Dan Auerbach and Valerie June (as Valerie June Hockett)
Performed by Valerie June
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Viola Davis is superb as usual

I can't work out why the detectives failed in this film. Maybe their acting - it only seemed to become sincere in the last part. I think the quality was at fault - the sound wasn't as clear as it should have been.

Apart from that I really enjoyed this film. Both female leads were superb and totally believable. I liked the story too. Not so obvious and a good ending.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lila & Eve

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,806, 19 July 2015

Gross USA:

$38,263

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$179,807

Company Credits

Production Co:

A+E Studios, ChickFlicks Productions, JuVee Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1