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Spoken Word

Play trailer Poster for Spoken Word 2010,  1h 56m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 42% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
42% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
A poet (Kuno Becker) falls prey to the lure of criminal life after he returns home to care for his dying father.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Aug 5, 2010
3/4
[A] rich and textured film. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Jul 30, 2010
2/5
Maddeningly ruled by signposts spotted from miles away. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Slant Magazine Jul 25, 2010
1/4
The familiar plot structure is only the tip of the formulaic iceberg, a foundation for more stale conventions than any indie should dare embrace. Go to Full Review
John P. McCarthy Boxoffice Magazine Jul 29, 2010
2/5
It takes the Mexican-American melodrama Spoken Word a long time to express myriad sentiments that we've heard uttered many times before in many ethnic settings. Go to Full Review
Geoff Berkshire Metromix.com Jul 26, 2010
3/5
Low key, low budget and low profile character-driven drama is occasionally refreshing, but more frequently small scale to a fault. Go to Full Review
Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com Jul 24, 2010
5/10
Moving poetry, very appealing actors, lovely landscape, and resonant music can't quite make up for the predictable family story and dialogue in a heartfelt film. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Victor Nunez

Director

Kuno Becker

Cruz

Rubén Blades

Senior

Miguel Sandoval

Emilio

Persia White

Shae

Antonio Elias

Ramon

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Spoken Word

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Movie Info

Synopsis A poet (Kuno Becker) falls prey to the lure of criminal life after he returns home to care for his dying father.
Director
Victor Nunez
Producer
William T. Conway
Screenwriter
William T. Conway, Joe Ray Sandoval
Distributor
Variance Films
Production Co
Luminaria
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 2010, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 17, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.7K
Runtime
1h 56m
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