Dayveon

Director Amman Abbasi displays a compelling cinematic voice with the lyrical ‘Dayveon’

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Dayveon is a strong calling card for Abbasi, as well as its ensemble, but with its abrupt ending and a script that seems to rely more on authenticity than narrative inventiveness, one wishes its depiction of burnt-out gangster life left more of an impression.

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Writer-director Amman Abbasi makes an ambitious debut with this heartfelt tale of a troubled childhood’s end.

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Debut director Amman Abbasi shows flickers of promise, but is overly beholden to his influences in this Arkansas-set coming-of-ager.

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Multihyphenate Amman Abbasi, a young filmmaker from Little Rock, Arkansas, crafts here a study of gang culture in an unusual rural setting, starring non-professional actors and found settings.

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It’s largely predicated on the idea of imparting a hyperreal sensuality to a region not often depicted on the big screen.

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The diffuse filmmaking style muffles the story’s power.

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