'' Stay Awake'' is a 2022 American
drama
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film, written and directed by Jamie Sisley, in his directorial debut. It stars
Wyatt Oleff,
Fin Argus
Steffan Fin Argus (born September 1, 1998) is an American actor, musician, and model.
Early life and education
Argus is from Des Plaines, Illinois. They have an older sister, Sadie, and a younger sister, Lacey. They were a self-described " theat ...
, Albert Jones,
Cree Cicchino
Cree Cicchino (born May 9, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress playing one of the lead characters, Babe, in the Nickelodeon comedy television series ''Game Shakers'', which aired from 2015 to 2019. She then went o ...
,
Quinn McColgan
Quinn McColgan (born January 31, 2002) is an American actress from Delaware, who has appeared in five feature films, four TV shows, one TV movie and a short. Her breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series ''Mildred Pierce'' as Ray Pierce (the ...
and
Chrissy Metz
Christine Michelle Metz (born September 29, 1980) is an American actress and singer. She played Kate Pearson in the television series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awa ...
. The film had its world premiere at the
72nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person. On 15 December 2021, the first film of the festival was announced.
The festival opened with François Ozon's ...
on February 12, 2022, and was released on May 19, 2023, by
MarVista Entertainment
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.
Plot
Two brothers navigate teenage life while dealing with their mother's prescription drug addiction.
Cast
*
Wyatt Oleff as Ethan
*
Fin Argus
Steffan Fin Argus (born September 1, 1998) is an American actor, musician, and model.
Early life and education
Argus is from Des Plaines, Illinois. They have an older sister, Sadie, and a younger sister, Lacey. They were a self-described " theat ...
as Derek
* Albert Jones as Dennis
*
Cree Cicchino
Cree Cicchino (born May 9, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress playing one of the lead characters, Babe, in the Nickelodeon comedy television series ''Game Shakers'', which aired from 2015 to 2019. She then went o ...
as Melanie
*
Quinn McColgan
Quinn McColgan (born January 31, 2002) is an American actress from Delaware, who has appeared in five feature films, four TV shows, one TV movie and a short. Her breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series ''Mildred Pierce'' as Ray Pierce (the ...
as Ashley
*
Chrissy Metz
Christine Michelle Metz (born September 29, 1980) is an American actress and singer. She played Kate Pearson in the television series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awa ...
as Michelle
* Lorrie Odom as Vicki
Production
In July 2021, it was announced
Wyatt Oleff,
Fin Argus
Steffan Fin Argus (born September 1, 1998) is an American actor, musician, and model.
Early life and education
Argus is from Des Plaines, Illinois. They have an older sister, Sadie, and a younger sister, Lacey. They were a self-described " theat ...
,
Chrissy Metz
Christine Michelle Metz (born September 29, 1980) is an American actress and singer. She played Kate Pearson in the television series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awa ...
,
Cree Cicchino
Cree Cicchino (born May 9, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress playing one of the lead characters, Babe, in the Nickelodeon comedy television series ''Game Shakers'', which aired from 2015 to 2019. She then went o ...
,
Quinn McColgan
Quinn McColgan (born January 31, 2002) is an American actress from Delaware, who has appeared in five feature films, four TV shows, one TV movie and a short. Her breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series ''Mildred Pierce'' as Ray Pierce (the ...
and Lorrie Odom had joined the cast of the film, with Jamie Sisley directing from a screenplay he wrote.
Release
It had its world premiere at the
72nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person. On 15 December 2021, the first film of the festival was announced.
The festival opened with François Ozon's ...
on February 12, 2022, where it received a Special Mention for Best Film and won the German Art House Cinema award.
It also had its world at the
48th Deauville American Film Festival on September 6, 2022, where Jamie Sisley received the Deauville Grand Special Prize nominee.
Reception
The
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reported an approval rating of 91%, with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 33 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Empathetic and consistently believable, ''Stay Awake'' is an uncommonly nuanced depiction of addiction's impact on the addict's family."
Metacritic
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gave the film a
weighted average
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score of 62 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 15047780
American drama films
2022 films
2022 directorial debut films
Films about drugs
2022 drama films
2020s English-language films
2020s American films