''The Weekend'' is a 2018 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by

Stella Meghie Stella Meghie is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is known for her feature films '' Jean of the Joneses'' (2016), '' Everything, Everything'' (2017)'', The Weekend'' (2018), and '' The Photograph'' (2020). Meghie has also directed ...

. It stars

Sasheer Zamata Sasheer Zamata Moore (; born May 6, 1986) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. She is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2014 to 2017. Since her departure from ''SNL'' ...

Tone Bell Michael Anthony Bell II, known professionally as Tone Bell, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Early life Bell was born in Decatur, Georgia. He attended Savannah State University where he studied communications with a concentration in ...

, DeWanda Wise, Y'lan Noel, and Kym Whitley. It had its world premiere at the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...

on September 11, 2018.

Lionsgate Lions Gate, Lion Gate or similar terms may refer to: Gates *Lion Gate at Mycenae in Greece *Lion Gate, one of the entrances to the ancient Hittite city of Hattusa, now in Turkey *Lion Gate, one of the entrances to the gardens of Hampton Court Pala ...

released the film in theaters on September 13, 2019.

Synopsis

The

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

as Zadie Barber, Bradford’s ex and Karen’s daughter *

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,

, DeWanda Wise, Y'lan Noel and Kym Whitley had joined the cast of the film, with

directing from a screenplay she wrote. Meghie, Sarah Lazow, James Gibb, Stephanie Allain 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

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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."

References

External links

* {{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