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Blast Beat (2021)
Director: Esteban Arango
Cast: Moisés Arias, Mateo Arias, Daniel Dae Kim, Kali Uchis
Runtime105 min
Rating12
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After their family emigrates from Colombia during the summer of ‘99, a metalhead science prodigy and his deviant younger brother do their best to adapt to new lives in America.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Blast Beat, a 2021 drama directed by Esteban Arango, has received a generally positive critical reception. The film follows a metalhead science prodigy and his younger brother as they adapt to life in America after emigrating from Colombia in the summer of 1999. While specific awards recognition is not mentioned, the film's IMDb rating of 6.2/10 and Rotten Tomatoes score of 67% indicate a mixed, but somewhat favorable, audience response.
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Blast Beat, the 2021 drama directed by Esteban Arango, offers a unique and engaging coming-of-age story that blends metalhead culture and the immigrant experience. The standout performances by Moisés Arias and Mateo Arias as the science prodigy brothers bring depth and authenticity to this heartwarming tale of adapting to life in America.
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Blast Beat is a 2020 American coming-of-age drama film that premiered on January 26, 2020, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. 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 was released on May 21, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.
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