Day Night Day Night
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Day Night Day Night is a 2006 drama film
written and directed by Julia Loktev
, starring Luisa Williams. It documents 48 hours in the life of an anonymous nineteen year old woman who plans to become a suicide bomber in Times Square
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It premiered at the 2006 Directors' Fortnight
section of the 58th Annual Cannes Film Festival
, where it won the Prix Regards Jeune.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Julia Loktev
Julia Loktev
Julia Loktev is a Russian-American film director and video artist. She was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union , and her family moved to Colorado, U.S...
, starring Luisa Williams. It documents 48 hours in the life of an anonymous nineteen year old woman who plans to become a suicide bomber in Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
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It premiered at the 2006 Directors' Fortnight
Directors' Fortnight
Directors' Fortnight is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. The section was created in 1969 after the events of May 1968, in which the Cannes festival was canceled in solidarity with striking workers....
section of the 58th Annual Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
, where it won the Prix Regards Jeune.
Cast
- Luisa Williams as She
- Josh P. Weinstein as Commander
- Gareth Saxe as Organizer
- Nyambi NyambiNyambi NyambiNyambi Nyambi is an American character actor. His most prominent role is Samuel in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly.- Early life and education :...
as Organizer - Frank Dattolo as Bombmaker
- Annemarie Lawless as Bombmaker's Assistant