''20 Weeks'' is a 2017 American romantic drama film written and directed by Leena Pendharkar and starring
Amir Arison
Amir Arison (born March 24, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his work as FBI tech expert Aram Mojtabai on NBC’s ''The Blacklist'' for nine seasons.
Early life and education
Arison was born in Saint Louis, MO to father Ron Arison, ...
and Anna Margaret Hollyman.
Cast
*Anna Margaret Hollyman as Maya
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Amir Arison
Amir Arison (born March 24, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his work as FBI tech expert Aram Mojtabai on NBC’s ''The Blacklist'' for nine seasons.
Early life and education
Arison was born in Saint Louis, MO to father Ron Arison, ...
as Ronan
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Michelle Krusiec as Dr. Chen
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Sujata Day as Ruby
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Jocelin Donahue
Jocelin Donahue (born November 8, 1981) is an American actress. She played the lead role in Ti West's critically acclaimed horror film ''The House of the Devil'', winning Best Actress at the 2009 LA Screamfest, and young version of Barbara Hershe ...
as Eileen
Release
The film premiered at the
LA Film Festival
The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...
on June 19, 2017.
Reception
The film has a 60% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
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based on five reviews.
Kimber Myers of the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' gave the film a positive review, describing it as "compelling if difficult viewing for anyone interested in seeing a variety of parental experiences on screen."
Alan Ng of ''
Film Threat
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'' awarded the film four stars out of five and wrote, "''20 Weeks'' is a series of real moments accentuated with authentic dialogue. Situations and setting feel spontaneous and not staged."
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The Hollywood Reporter
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'' gave the film a negative review: "Attractive and capably acted but oddly airless, the drama is a downer without offering much reward for our time."
References
External links
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes, 20_weeks
American romantic drama films