Night Walk (2019 film)
Night Walk is an upcoming 2021 American crime thriller drama film written and directed by Aziz Tazi and starring Sean Stone, Mickey Rourke, Sarah Alami, La Fouine and Eric Roberts. The film is about a man who is wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife.[1] Night Walk premiered at the 2019 Moscow International Film Festival.[2]
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Directed by | Aziz Tazi |
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Written by | Aziz Tazi |
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Music by | Youness Hamidi |
Cinematography | Imad Rhayem |
Production company | Lena River Productions Global Media Africa Casablanca Media Partners |
Release date | 22 April 2019 Moscow |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Cast
- Sean Stone as Frank
- Mickey Rourke as Gary
- Sarah Alami as Sarah Alami
- La Fouine as Ayman
- Eric Roberts as Judge Jude
- Louis Mandylor as Prison Warden
- Patrick Kilpatrick as Louis
- Richard Tyson as John
- Ricco Ross as Saud
- Tom Lister Jr. as Kareem
- Aziz Tazi as Malik
Plot
Frank is a middle aged bachelor who has no plan of being tied down, that is until he meets Sarah. Sarah, an Arab woman from another country changes Franks perspective on love. Frank who never wanted to settle down, falls for Sarah and they develop a love that will soon be forbidden. On the evening of Franks planned proposal in Sarah's homeland, they decide to take a walk around town when they get themselves into a violent scuffle that ends in Sarah being killed. When police get to the scene they instantly turn on Frank and accuse him of the murder of Sarah. Frank gets sent to prison where he immediately gets brutally beaten. Frank soon meets an inmate that takes him under his wing and guides him to get justice. While Frank is trying to prove his innocence, he continues to get shut down by a crooked judge who has other devious intentions. Frank now has to deal with the loss of his beloved girlfriend while battling for his innocence with a crooked justice system.
Awards
The film received the Best Screenplay and Best Actor Mickey Rourke awards at the 2019 Prague Independent Film Festival.[3]
Critical response
This film received mixed reviews. Night Walk received a 6.9 rating from IMDb. On a 1-10 scale on IMDb 44.8% of reviewers gave this film a 10 rating, 1.5% gave a 9 rating, 6.0% gave an 8, 11.9% gave a 7, 6.0% gave a 6, 4.5% gave a 5, 1.5% gave a 4, 1.5% gave a 3, 0.0% gave a 2, 20.9% gave a 1 rating.
References
- "La Fouine, Sean Stone et Patrick Kilpatrick dans le nouveau film de Aziz Tazi". Huffington Post.
- "Night Walk". Moscow International Film Festival.
- "PIFF 2019 Winners". Prague Independent Film Festival.