Give Me Liberty (2019 film)

Give Me Liberty is a 2019 American drama-comedy film directed by Kirill Mikhanovsky, written by Alice Austen and Kirill Mikhanovsky and produced by Alice Austen. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2019. The definitive version of the film [110 minutes] had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]

Give Me Liberty
US film poster
Directed byKirill Mikhanovsky
Produced byAlice Austen
Wally Hall
Written byAlice Austen
Kirill Mikhanovsky
StarringChris Galust
Lauren "Lolo" Spencer
Maxim Stoyanov
Darya Ekamasova
Zoya Makhlina
Sheryl Sims-Daniels
Anna Maltova
Arkady Basin
Steve Wolski
Michelle Casper
Ben Derfel
CinematographyWyatt Garfield
Edited byKirill Mikhanovsky
Distributed byMusic Box Films
Wild Bunch SA
Release date
  • January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) (Sundance)
  • August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) (US)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Box office$624,152[1][2]

Cast
  • Chris Galust as Vic
  • Lauren "Lolo" Spencer as Tracy
  • Maxim Stoyanov as Dima
  • Darya Ekamasova as Sasha
  • Zoya Makhlina as Vic's Mom
  • Sheryl Sims-Daniels as Tracy's Mom
  • Anna Maltova as Anna
  • Arkady Basin as Vic's Grandpa
  • Michael Earvin as the Cadillac Man

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 7.08/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Give Me Liberty expertly juggles resonant themes and a madcap series of events to produce a chaotic comedy with heart."[5]

Accolades

The film received four Independent Spirit Award nominations, including for Best Male Lead (Galust), Best Supporting Female Actress (Spencer), Best Editing (Mikhanovsky), and Best Feature Under $500,000 (John Cassavetes Award), winning in the last category.[6]

References
  1. "Give Me Liberty (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. "Give Me Liberty (2019)". The Numbers. IMDb. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  3. Keslassy, Elsa (April 4, 2019). "Cannes: Deerskin With Jean Dujardin to Open Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Directors' Fortnight unveils genre-heavy 2019 selection". ScreenDaily. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. "GIVE ME LIBERTY". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  6. "Nominees". Film Independent. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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