Blast Beat is a 2020 American coming-of-age drama film that premiered on January 26, 2020, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It is about two Colombian brothers in the US in 2000, written by Erick Castrillon and Esteban Arango and directed by Arango.[2] It runs for 105 minutes and was acquired by Sony Pictures for distribution. It is in English and Spanish with English subtitles. There is a lot of "metal culture" and dancing in the film.[3][4] It competed in the Sundance Dramatic Competition.[5] It was released on May 21, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.
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| Directed by | Esteban Arango |
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| Cinematography | Ed Wu |
| Edited by | Alex Blatt |
| Music by | David Murillo R. |
| Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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Cast
edit- Moisés Arias as Mateo Andres
- Mateo Arias as Carly Andres
- Daniel Dae Kim as Dr. Michael Onitsuka
- Kali Uchis as Mafe
- Diane Guerrero as Nelly Andres
- Wilmer Valderrama as Ernesto Andres
- Andrene Ward-Hammond as Ms. Johnson
References
edit- ^ "blast-beat". www.sundance.org. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Nicholson, Amy (January 27, 2020). "'Blast Beat': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Clark, Anne Victoria (January 27, 2020). "Kali Uchis, Wilmer Valderrama, and the Rest of Blast Beat Tell Us What's Metal". Vulture. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Wilmer Valderrama dances to the alphabet of 'Blast Beat' | Sundance Film Festival 2020". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "'Blast Beat': Film Review | Sundance 2020 | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. January 26, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
External links
edit- Blast Beat at IMDb
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