Morris from America (2016)

Directed by

Chad Hartigan

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 13-year-old American boy moves to Germany with his father. He tries to pursue his dream of becoming a rapper while navigating school and friendships.

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What happens

Morris from America is a 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Chad Hartigan, produced by Martin Heisler, Sara Murphy, Adele Romanski, and Gabriele Simon, and starring Craig Robinson, Markees Christmas, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, and Jakub Gierszał. The film follows a 13-year-old American boy who dreams of becoming a rapper in an EDM-dominated Germany. It was shown in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where Hartigan won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film was released on July 7, 2016, through DirecTV Cinema prior to opening in a limited release on August 19, 2016, by A24. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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