A Thousand and One

A deeply moving, intimate portrait of a mother-son bond against a changing city, filled with tenderness and quiet heartbreak.

Directed by

A.V. Rockwell

Genres

Drama, Crime

Starring

Teyana Taylor, William Catlett, Josiah Cross

Tagline

Times change. Love stays the same.

Overview

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, parenthood, identity, survival

Content

Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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