Naz & Maalik
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In this riveting dramatic tale, gay teens Naz and Maalik are friends, classmates, business partners and lovers. As the two closeted Muslim teens go about their regular daily routine on a Friday afternoon in Brooklyn, they arouse the suspicions of an undercover FBI agent who begins to track them. Intimate and meditative, Naz and Maalik examines the mysterious that animate teenage minds. It's a complex, moving and eye-opening tale of race, religion, sexuality and young love.
Reasons to Buy
- An exceptionally well-crafted drama, and an auspicious feature debut from writer-director Jay Dockendorf.
- Naz and Maalik features a pair of tremendous performances from newcomers Curtiss Cook Jr. and Kerwin Johnson Jr. as the title characters. We hope we get to see a lot more from them in the near future.
- The film has won tons and tons of awards, including Best Feature Film at the Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the Jury Award for Best First Feature at Out on Film in Atlanta and the IWC Filmmaker Award at the Tribeca Film Institute.
Information
- Director: Jay Dockendorf
- Writer: Jay Dockendorf
- Length: 1 hrs. 26 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Jan 26 2016
- Production Year: 2015
- TLA SKU: 1769407
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC Code: 754703764324
- Catalog #: DV37053602
Reviews
2 Reviews for Naz & Maalik
Write a ReviewReview by ddinaa
By: ddinaa
The movie as is could have been edited down to 20 or 30 minutes, leaving room for more content. It was pretty slow showing the young men trying to make a buck by hawking lotto tickets and other stuff. The tension between their faith and sexuality a...
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Review by Amos Lassen
By: Amos Lassen
Naz (Curtis Coo Jr.) and Maalik (Kerwin Johnson Jr.) live in Brooklyn and at first, we think we are watching the story of two young men hanging out together but as we watch, director Jay Dockendorf injects two themes into the film and they deal with ...
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