Anthony Breznican: Best of 20128 of 11
#4: Middle of Nowhere
The most authentic romance of the year, Emayatzy Corinealdi makes her breakthrough in this story of a nurse and single mom who falls in love with another man while trying her best to remain faithful to a husband in prison. Corinealdi is a star whose face never loses its hope or its innocence (or is it naiveté?) as she struggles to do the right thing, and carve out room for a little happiness amid her various obligations and pressures. Sometimes love means being blind to the worst parts of the people we care about, but it can also mean being blind to who we are, and what we need. Few love stories have this much heart, thanks to the tenderness and honesty of writer-director Ava Duvernay.
The most authentic romance of the year, Emayatzy Corinealdi makes her breakthrough in this story of a nurse and single mom who falls in love with another man while trying her best to remain faithful to a husband in prison. Corinealdi is a star whose face never loses its hope or its innocence (or is it naiveté?) as she struggles to do the right thing, and carve out room for a little happiness amid her various obligations and pressures. Sometimes love means being blind to the worst parts of the people we care about, but it can also mean being blind to who we are, and what we need. Few love stories have this much heart, thanks to the tenderness and honesty of writer-director Ava Duvernay.
TitlesMiddle of Nowhere
CountriesAustralia, Canada, Spain, France, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesEnglish