Morris from America
This coming-of-age drama follows 13-year-old Morris focused on hip-hop stardom who falls for a rebellious classmate (Lina Keller) after moving from the U.S. to Germany with his widowed father (Craig Robinson).
25 October 1971, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1974
26 April 1972, Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
20 March 1988, Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
1985, Locarno, Switzerland
9 July 1991, Berlin, Germany
1999, Germany
1979, Germany
September 09, 2016
Yes, it's the old fish-out-of-water scenario, but Hartigan does so much with it that it actually seems fresh.
September 08, 2016
While "Morris From America" trundles along familiar tracks, Hartigan's eye for detail and individuality yields enough dividends to keep the film moving tartly and congenially along.
August 25, 2016
Morris ranks as one of the most indelible, endearing adolescents to hit the screen in a long time, a tough-minded philosopher gamely suffering the vicissitudes of loneliness and unrequited love.
September 08, 2016
As a European, albeit one whose country is apparently leaving Europe, I found the cliched approach to 'otherness' a little annoying.
September 23, 2016
Slight, but just sweet enough to come off.
September 08, 2016
While countless coming-of-age indies have followed the standard mold of following a new teen boy's first awkward steps ahead, writer/director Chad Hartigan's compassionate mix of charm, heartache and hip-hop ramps up this version handsomely.
September 02, 2016
"Morris from America" feels thin at times. But at its best, its themes of growing up, culture gaps and the power of music take the specific and make them universal.
September 09, 2016
Morris from America isn't shy about rolling around in genre tropes - it manages to be a fish-out-of-water story, a coming-of-age story and a slice-of-life all at once - but it rarely comes across as false or forced.
September 02, 2016
Slight but engaging fish-out-of-water coming-of-age tale.
August 25, 2016
Morris [is] played by marvelous newcomer Markees Christmas in a breakout performance.
September 08, 2016
"Morris from America" is funny and unusual, and while it teases storytelling disaster as it unfolds, the production remains amusing and periodically genuine.
August 26, 2016
The truehearted insights in Chad Hartigan's Sundance award-winner - about adolescence, about alienation, about parenting, about race - make it a must-see.
