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Armageddon Time (2022)

Armageddon Time poster
Directed by
James Gray
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 505 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Jewish-American boy in 1980s New York befriends an African-American classmate. As he grows up, he starts to question his family's expectations and the prejudice he sees around him.

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What happens

Armageddon Time is a 2022 American coming-of-age drama film written, directed, and produced by James Gray. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, and Anthony Hopkins. Inspired by Gray's childhood experiences, the story follows a young Jewish-American boy who befriends an African-American classmate and begins to struggle with his family's expectations and growing up in a time of inequality and prejudice. It was shot in New Jersey and Fresh Meadows, Queens, where Gray grew up. Armageddon Time had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2022, and was released in the United States via a limited theatrical release on October 28, 2022, by Focus Features, before expanding wide on November 4. It received positive reviews from critics, but failed at the box office, grossing $6.6 million against a production budget of $15 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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