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Forty-Year-Old Version, The (2020)
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Forty-Year-Old Version, The (2020)

Genre
Drama, Comedy
Release Date
October 9, 2020
Studio
Netflix
Official Site
http://www.netflix.com/title/80231356
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Release Date
October 9, 2020
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
123 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
Netflix
Official Site
http://www.netflix.com/title/80231356
Director
Radha Blank
Producer
Lena Waithe
Screenwriter
Radha Blank
Starring
  • Radha Blank
  • Imani Lewis
  • TJ Atoms
  • Peter Kim
  • Oswin Benjamin
  • Reed Birney
  • Haskiri Valesquez
  • Antonio Ortiz
  • Jacob Ming-Trent

In the vibrant, demanding world of New York City theater, Radha Blank stars as Radha, a once-promising playwright who finds herself approaching forty and feeling creatively invisible. Pressured by her agent and the industry to conform to mainstream expectations, she grapples with selling out her artistic voice for a chance at success. Seeking a raw, authentic outlet, she unexpectedly reinvents herself as a rapper, exploring this new persona with the encouragement of her loyal friend and muse, Oswin Benjamin. This sharp, semi-autobiographical film from writer-director Radha Blank, produced by Lena Waithe, masterfully blends heartfelt drama with biting comedy as it follows Radha’s journey of self-discovery. Torn between the respectable path of playwrighting and the liberating, unfiltered world of hip-hop, she must confront her fears, her age, and the compromises of the art world to find her true voice on her own terms.