Skywalkers: A Love Story
2024 American film
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Skywalkers: A Love Story is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Jeff Zimbalist and co-directed by Maria Bukhonina, and produced by Zimbalist, Bukhonina, Tamir Ardon, and Chris Smith. It is about rooftopping as it follows Russian couple Angela Nikolau and Vanya Beerkus.[3][4][5]
- Jeff Zimbalist
Maria Bukhonina
Angela Nikolau
Pablo Rojas
Ivan Beerkus
Angela Nikolau
Jeff Zimbalist
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| Starring | Ivan Beerkus Angela Nikolau |
| Cinematography | Renato Serrano Pablo Rojas Ivan Beerkus Angela Nikolau |
| Edited by | Alannah Byrnes Jeff Zimbalist |
| Music by | Jacques Brautbar Tereza Dos Santos Costa |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release dates | (Netflix)[2] |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
Release
Skywalkers: A Love Story premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[6] A few days later, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the documentary.[2] The film was released in IMAX in July 2024 and on Netflix on July 19, 2024, reaching top 10 status in over two dozen countries.[2]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 58 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Blending romance with vertiginous thrill-seeking, Skywalkers: A Love Story is a documentary of truly dizzying proportions."[7] The film holds a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]