Wonderful World (2009)

Directed by

Joshua Goldin

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bitter former children's folk singer shares an apartment with a Senegalese roommate. When the roommate falls into a diabetic coma, the man's life is upended by the arrival of the roommate's sister, with whom he falls in love.

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What happens

Wonderful World is a 2010 dark comedy drama film written and directed by Joshua Goldin, and starring Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Michael K. Williams, Jodelle Ferland, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ally Walker, and Philip Baker Hall. It is Goldin's directorial debut. The story revolves around a misanthropic, former children's folk singer having his life changed after his Senegalese roommate goes into a diabetic coma, and the sister who arrives to take care of him that he falls in love with. The film was produced by Ambush Entertainment, Back Lot Pictures and Cold Iron Pictures, with K5 International handling the world sales. Filming took place over 21 days in Shreveport, Louisiana, with a $3 million budget financed by producer Miranda Bailey through Ambush Entertainment. It made its world premiere on April 27, 2009, at the Tribeca Film Festival, got picked up by Magnolia Pictures for distribution, and was given a limited release in June 2010. Wonderful World garnered a mixed reception from critics over the script's unoriginality and numerous indie film clichés, but were universally positive towards Broderick's performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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