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The Forty-Year-Old Version

"Find your own voice."

2020-01-25 Comedy 2hr 3m

Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

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Storyline

Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

  • Released
    2020-01-25
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    2hr 3m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Music
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    Hillman Grad Productions, Endeavor Content

Crew

Radha Blank
Director
Radha Blank
Writer
Lena Waithe
Producer
Keywords:
new york city rap music rapper playwright writing workshop woman director struggling playwright

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Cast

Radha Blank

Radha Blank
Radha
Peter Y. Kim

Peter Y. Kim
Archie
Oswin Benjamin

Oswin Benjamin
D
Reed Birney

Reed Birney
J. Whitman
Imani Lewis

Imani Lewis
Elaine
T.J. Atoms

T.J. Atoms
Kamal
Welker White

Welker White
Julie
Jacob Ming-Trent

Jacob Ming-Trent
Lamont
Haskiri Velazquez

Haskiri Velazquez
Rosa
Stacey Sargeant

Stacey Sargeant
Stacey
William Oliver Watkins

William Oliver Watkins
Marcus
Meghan O’Neill

Meghan O’Neill
Jaime
Ashlee Brian

Ashlee Brian
Avery
Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz
Waldo
Kemba

Kemba
Kemba
Andre Ward

Andre Ward
Forrest
Jackie Adam

Jackie Adam
Snazzy
Charls Ryu

Charls Ryu
Korean Vendor
Young M.A

Young M.A
Black Actor
Sadat X

Sadat X
Muslim Vendor
Styles P

Styles P
Bus Driver
Kit Flanagan

Kit Flanagan
Lyla
Peggy J. Scott

Peggy J. Scott
Joy
Qaasim Middleton

Qaasim Middleton
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Mina Joo

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Janelle
Michael Izquierdo

Michael Izquierdo
Male Lead / White Man with Paper
Desiree Duncker

Desiree Duncker
Girl 1
Tatiana Rosario

Tatiana Rosario
Girl 2
Shooney da Rapper

Shooney da Rapper
Shooney da Rapper
Babs

Babs
Babs
Gloria Attenburg

Gloria Attenburg
RosettaMUSprime
Ms. Fit

Ms. Fit
Ms. Fit
Nandi Pyle

Nandi Pyle
Girl 3
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Frank DiLella

Frank DiLella
Frank DiLella
Norma Bayts

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Dyme-A-Duzin

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Ravi Blank

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Ravi
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Andrew Glaszek
Big Butt man w/ Dog (uncredited)
Elaine Apruzzese

Elaine Apruzzese
Theatre Goer (uncredited)
Irene Blackman

Irene Blackman
Club Patron (uncredited)
Julie Chateauvert

Julie Chateauvert
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Lynn Farrell

Lynn Farrell
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Doris McCarthy

Doris McCarthy
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
La Aaron Mealy

La Aaron Mealy
Rapper in Cypher (uncredited)

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Reviews for The Forty-Year-Old Version
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-31

Radka is a playwright who has somewhat fallen from grace since her first success and as she approaches 40 is having a sort of mid-life crisi... read more

Radka is a playwright who has somewhat fallen from grace since her first success and as she approaches 40 is having a sort of mid-life crisis - what is she about? What's it all for? How can she become fulfilled? Well - indefatigable, she goes about setting herself up as a rapper and it becomes quite clear to "D" - the young base track layer that she has some skill at it. He even presuades her to do a live gig so perhaps her rather hum-drum, routine, existence might be about to change for the better... ? Well, simultaneously her agent "Archie" (Peter Kim) is trying to get the rather seedy, gay casting-couch merchant "J Whitman" (Reed Birney) to produce her play and the film juggles her rapping and writing aspirations set against her day-job teaching a disparate bunch of students with attitude and talent - but both need to be controlled! At it's best, this is great - the rapping is potent and poetic; the comedy can be funny - if somewhat predictable; and she is an engaging and likeable character. It is, however, far too long and auteur Blank struggles to maintain the pace and focus of the film for much of what just turns out to be a fairly ordinary tale of a single woman trying to recalibrate. I enjoyed it, but it really could have been doing with a more objective hand at the helm.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Radka is a playwright who has somewhat fallen from grace since her first success and as she approaches 40 is having a sort of mid-life crisis - what is she about? What's it all for? How can she become fulfilled? Well - indefatigable, she go...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-31

Radka is a playwright who has somewhat fallen from grace since her first success and as she approaches 40 is having a sort of mid-life crisis - what is she about? What's it all for? How can she become...

read more