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Blast Beat (2020)

Blast Beat poster
Directed by
Esteban Arango
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the year 2000, two Colombian brothers navigate their lives in the United States. The film follows their experiences with metal music and dancing as they adjust to a new culture.

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What happens

Blast Beat is a 2020 American coming-of-age drama film, starring Mateo and Moisés Arias. It is about two Colombian brothers in the US in 2000, written by Erick Castrillon and Esteban Arango and directed by Arango. It runs for 105 minutes and was acquired by Sony Pictures for distribution. It is in English and Spanish with English subtitles. There is a lot of "metal culture" and dancing in the film. It competed in the Sundance Dramatic Competition. It premiered on January 26, 2020, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was digitally released on May 21, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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