Day Night Day Night

Day Night Day Night is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Julia Loktev. It documents 48 hours in the life of an anonymous 19-year-old as she prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. It premiered on May 25, 2006 in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 58th Annual Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Day Night Day Night
Film poster
Directed byJulia Loktev
Produced byMelanie Judd
Jessica Levin
Written byJulia Loktev
StarringLuisa Williams
Josh Phillip Weinstein
Gareth Saxe
Nyambi Nyambi
CinematographyBenoît Debie
Edited byJulia Loktev
Michael Taylor
Distributed byIFC Films
Release date
  • May 25, 2006 (2006-05-25) (Cannes)
  • May 9, 2007 (2007-05-09) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
Germany
France
LanguageEnglish
Box office$35,933

Cast
  • Luisa Williams as She
  • Josh P. Weinstein as Commander
  • Gareth Saxe as Organizer
  • Nyambi Nyambi as Organizer
  • Frank Dattolo as Bombmaker
  • Annemarie Lawless as Bombmaker's Assistant

Release

Critical reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 69% based on 45 reviews, and an average rating of 6.6/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Variety's Justing Chang wrote "a dramatically limited but strangely powerful portrait of a young would-be terrorist who sets out to blow herself up in Times Square," adding, "By turns frustrating and impressive in its austerity, Julia Loktev’s experimental first feature is too radically minimalist to find much of an audience beyond the festival circuit, although those willing to stick with it may find it an authentically harrowing if not especially revealing experience."[1]

Accolades

Day Night Day Night won the Regard Jeune award for young filmmakers at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[4]

References
  1. Chang, Justin (May 28, 2006). "Day Night Day Night". Variety. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. "Day Night Day Night (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. "Day Night Day Night Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. Diduck, Ryan (November 30, 2006). "Good Day and Good Night: A Conversation with Filmmaker Julia Loktev". Offscreen. Retrieved June 30, 2011.


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