Dear White People
A satire about being a Black face in a white place.
A satire about being a Black face in a white place.
Comedy, Drama
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2014
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Four black students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an “African-American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post-racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
17 Oct 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
14 wins & 25 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The best moments get to the heart of Simien's thesis that what is supposed to be post-racial America isn't all that much different from what came before.
– Cary Darling,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com,
5 Jan 2015
fresh:
A timely and important look at black identity and how it's informed by by stereotypes in the media
– Inkoo Kang,
TheWrap,
5 Jan 2015
fresh:
Where it scores big is its wealth of ideas-visual, emotional, cultural-and its deep well of bitter, voice-of-experience rage
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
5 Jan 2015
fresh:
Screenplay is tight, funny, smart and insightful, and [the] direction has just enough indie feel without becoming too self-conscious or preachy.
– Richard Roeper,
Chicago Sun-Times,
5 Jan 2015
fresh:
The pitch on Dear White People is that it's "Do the Right Thing for the Obama generation," which is both an oversell and a disservice to Justin Simien's witty satire about race relations on a fictional Ivy League campus.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
7 Nov 2014