''Tazmanian Devil'' is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Solomon Onita Jr. and starring

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Cast

Adepero Oduye Adepero Oduye ( ) (born January 11, 1978) is an American actress, director, singer, and writer. She is known for '' Pariah'' (2011), ''12 Years a Slave'' (2013), ''The Big Short'' (2015), and ''Widows'' (2018). Life and career Adepero Oduye wa ...

as Elizabeth Ayodele *

as Dayo Ayodele *

Ntare Mwine Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (born 1967) is an American stage and film actor, playwright, photographer and documentarian. He was credited by the short form Ntare Mwine through to his 2008 appearances in '' The Riches'', and has been credited with his f ...

as Julius Ayodele *

Kwesi Boakye Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye ( ; born April 6, 1999) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Darwin, Gumball's best friend and adoptive brother and Gossamer on the Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an America ...

as Ike

Production

Principal photography took place in

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. In June 2019, it was confirmed that the film was in post-production.

Release

The film premiered in August 2020 at the

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. In January 2021,

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acquired distribution rights to the film.

Reception

Alex Saveliev of ''

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'' gave the film a 5 out of 10.

Accolade

For his work in the film, Solomon Onita Jr. won the John Singleton Director Award for Best First Feature at the American Black Film Festival.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8647010 American drama films Films shot in Dallas Films shot in Texas 1091 Pictures films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films