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The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

  • 2019
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 44m
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Steven Silver in The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (2019)
A wealthy, Nigerian-American teenager is pulled over by police, shot to death, and immediately awakens, trapped in a terrifying time loop that forces him to confront difficult truths about his life and himself. Tackling the social issues of racism, police brutality, LGBTQ acceptance, mental health and addiction, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson confronts these seminal issues, all too prevalent in American society. Directed by: Ali LeRoi, Written by: Stanley Kalu, Produced by: Zachary Green, Jason Shuman, Chuck Bond, Marni Bond, Starring: Steven Silver, Spencer Neville, Nicola Peltz with Sammi Rotibi and David James Elliott
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A wealthy, Nigerian-American teen is pulled over by police, shot to death and immediately awakens, reliving the same day over and over, trapped in a terrifying time loop - forced to confront... Read allA wealthy, Nigerian-American teen is pulled over by police, shot to death and immediately awakens, reliving the same day over and over, trapped in a terrifying time loop - forced to confront difficult truths about his life and himself.A wealthy, Nigerian-American teen is pulled over by police, shot to death and immediately awakens, reliving the same day over and over, trapped in a terrifying time loop - forced to confront difficult truths about his life and himself.

  • Director
    • Ali LeRoi
  • Writer
    • Stanley Kalu
  • Stars
    • Steven Silver
    • Spencer Neville
    • Nicola Peltz Beckham
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
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    • Director
      • Ali LeRoi
    • Writer
      • Stanley Kalu
    • Stars
      • Steven Silver
      • Spencer Neville
      • Nicola Peltz Beckham
    • 14User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Steven Silver
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    • Babatunde Adesola Johnson
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    • Soren O'Connor
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    • Marley Meyers
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    • Alfred O'Connor
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    • Charlie Laveyen
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    • Adesola Johnson
    Tembi Locke
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    • Yomi Johnson
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    Shoniqua Shandai
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    • Keisha Rivera
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    I can't breathe
    Flawed (aren't we all) but boldly creative. First, LeRoi is responsible for the inimitable "Everybody Hates Chris". Second, it's a sincere attempt to analyse the reality of "driving while Black". Third, certain elements of this film are unlikely to have happened at all without Barry Jenkins's "Moonlight" (2016); but where Jenkins wove a thread of class critique throughout his landmark black-on-black outing, LeRoi's piece is set in a body-temperature porridge of privilege, be that black or white. The fact that Tunde's paramour is a classic white jock in denial is key to the huge difference in tone and intention between Jenkins and LeRoi. That said, LeRoi was wise to choose someone with the depth of Steven Silver, whereas the actor Neville tends to be two-dimensional. The mix of sci-fi, Groundhog Day and drama is an adventurous one with all the attendant risks. I recommend partnering the film with the outstanding "Fruitvale Station" (2013, Ryan Coogler), a director Tunde claims to adore, along with writer Teju Cole (Nigerian) whose debut novel "Open City" knocked the critics sideways. Certainly, LeRoi is anchored and has done his homework, which suggests his collaboration on Chris Rock's turkey "Head of State" was to pay off some grim lawsuit. Interestingly, the undercurrent of this movie explain the extraordinary friendship between the "hated" Chris and his white sidekick Stanley and LeRoi's evident understanding of the many faces of love. But back to the class issue: note that most of the young blacks recently slaughtered in the US are from the so-called "lower" classes. Meanwhile, the roadside pullover by white cops references the parallel scene in "Crash" with the wealthy black couple's humiliation. Driving while black is neither a joke nor a media fantasy, it's an everyday reality for thousands of American citizens whose deficit of whiteness puts them in the wrong place at the wrong time. "I will no longer die, I have become two hundred hills rolled into one, I am immovable," quoth Tunde on his nth round of assassination (the right word for his mode of death). Screenwriter Stanley Kalu has done an astonishing job, especially since he and the director anticipated George Floyd's murder and the consequent BLM movement, whose echoes will continue to resound worldwide as long as race continues to divide: the dying Tunde is on the ground in a police stranglehold and tries to utter the words "I can't breathe".
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    • Release date
      • February 26, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Некролог Тунде Джонсона
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Zgreen Entertainment
      • Jason Shuman Productions
      • Marginal Mediaworks
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      1 hour 44 minutes
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      • Color

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