''The Weekend'' is an American comedy film written and directed by Stella Meghie. It stars Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Y'lan Noel, and Kym Whitley. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2018. Lionsgate released the film in theaters on September 13, 2019.

Synopsis

The Toronto International Film Festival described the film, "An acerbic comedian (Sasheer Zamata) becomes romantically entangled with her ex (Tone Bell), his new girlfriend (DeWanda Wise), and another guest (Y’Lan Noel) during a weekend getaway."

Cast

* Sasheer Zamata as Zadie Barber, Bradford’s ex and Karen’s daughter * Tone Bell as Bradford Collins, Zadie’s ex and Margo’s boyfriend * DeWanda Wise as Margo Johnson, Bradford’s new girlfriend * Y'lan Noel as Aubrey, guest of Inn * Kym Whitley as Karen Barber, Zadie’s mother

Production

In March 2018, Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Y'lan Noel and Kym Whitley had joined the cast of the film, with Stella Meghie directing from a screenplay she wrote. Meghie, Sarah Lazow, James Gibb,

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and Mel Jones produced the film under their Marada Pictures and Homegrown Pictures banners, respectively.

Release

It was released on September 13, 2019.

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes assigned the film an approval rating of , based on reviews assessed as positive or negative; the average rating among the reviews is . The site's critical consensus reads, "Led by a potentially star-making performance from Sasheer Zamata, ''The Weekend'' takes a well-acted, smartly written approach to familiar character dynamics."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weekend 2018 Film 2018 films American comedy films Films directed by Stella Meghie Lionsgate films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films African-American films