Spoken Word (film)
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| Directed by | Victor Nuñez |
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| Cinematography | Virgil Mirano |
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| Music by | Michael Brook |
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| Distributed by | Variance Films |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Spoken Word is a 2009 drama film directed by Victor Nuñez and starring Kuno Becker, Ruben Blades, Miguel Sandoval and Persia White.[1]
The writers include William T. Conway and Joe Ray Sandoval. The film was produced by Karen Koch and William T. Conway. It opened in New York City at Big Cinemas Manhattan 1 on July 23, 2010, and played in Los Angeles at Laemmle's Sunset 5 on July 30, 2010.
Plot
Cruz Montoya, a Latino spoken word artist from San Francisco returns home to Santa Fe, New Mexico to reconnect with his brother and dying father. Cruz soon finds himself spiraling back into his former life of drugs and violence that he left behind.[2]
Cast
- Kuno Becker as Cruz Montoya
- Ruben Blades as Senior
- Miguel Sandoval as Emilio
- Persia White as Shae
- Rashaan Nall as Cloudy
- Chris Ranney as Bartender
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 42% based on reviews from 12 critics, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[3] On Metacritic, Spoken Word have a rank of 56 out of a 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]
Nick Schager of Slant Magazine gave the film one star out of 4,[5] while Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 3 out of 4 and called Spoken Word "A rich and textured film".[6]
References
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeanette (July 22, 2010). "The Difficulties of Escaping the Past". The New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (July 22, 2010). "Spoken Word — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Spoken Word (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ "Spoken Word (2019)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Schager, Nick (July 21, 2010). "Review: Spoken Word". Slant Magazine.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (August 4, 2010). "A poet at a loss for words". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Spoken Word at IMDb
- Spoken Word at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
- Spoken Word at ComingSoon.net
- Spoken Word at Yahoo! Movies
- Spoken Word at IMP Awards
- Spoken Word at Box Office Mojo