North Starr
2008 American film
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North Starr is a 2008 film directed by Matthew Stanton.
- Matthew Stanton
- Peter Levermann
- Paula Wyndham
Matthew Stanton
Chris Sullivan
Isaac Lamb
Zach Johnson
Wayne Campbell
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| Directed by | Matthew Stanton |
| Written by | Matthew Stanton |
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| Starring | Jerome Hawkins Matthew Stanton Chris Sullivan Isaac Lamb Zach Johnson Wayne Campbell |
| Cinematography | Peter Levermann |
| Edited by | Peter Levermann |
| Music by | J.B. Reynolds |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was scheduled to compete in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[1]
Plot
A young African American man living in Houston witnesses his best friend's brutal murder, then flees to the small, racially intolerant, backwater town of Trublin.
Cast
- Jerome Hawkins as Demetrious
- Matthew Stanton as Darring Clements
- Chris Sullivan as Sprit
- Isaac Lamb as T.J.
- Zack Johnson as Justin
- Wayne Campbell as Wayne
Reception
Justin Chang of Variety described the movie as "a messy Texas stew of racial tension, personal liberation and murder-in-retrospect detective story." He praised the likable characters but criticized the "self-indulgent" first-time director's work.[2] James Greenberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it "long on passion and somewhat lacking in execution," stressing the lack of experience on the part of the producer-director-writer-actor Matthew Stanton.[3]
