Barry

"Before he was Barack, he was Barry"

2016 1h 44m EN

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5.7

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80%

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★5.7TMDB · 209🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★6IMDB · 8,051

Drama

Synopsis

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A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.

“Before he was Barack, he was Barry”

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Cast

Devon Terrell
Barack Hussein Obama
Anya Taylor-Joy
Charlotte Baughman
Jason Mitchell
PJ
Ellar Coltrane
Will
Jenna Elfman
Kathy Baughman
Linus Roache
Bill Baughman
Avi Nash
Saleem
John Benjamin Hickey
Professor Gray

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vikram Gandhi
Writers: Adam Mansbach
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vikram Gandhi, shot by Adam Newport-Berra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Danny Bensi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacob Craycroft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Devon Terrell and Anya Taylor-Joy and Jason Mitchell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Before he was Barack, he was Barry".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5477566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vikram Gandhi directs. Adam Newport-Berra behind the camera. Danny Bensi scores. Jacob Craycroft cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Vikram Gandhi, shot by Adam Newport-Berra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Danny Bensi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jacob Craycroft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Devon Terrell and Anya Taylor-Joy and Jason Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Before he was Barack, he was Barry".
7IMDB entry: tt5477566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.