Middle of Nowhere
2012 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 6.0 · 82% critics
After her spouse is sent to prison, a woman leaves medical school and centers her life around supporting him through incarceration. As the years stretch on, that sacrifice pushes her into a quiet, emotional journey of identity, commitment, and self-discovery.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-10-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (30 votes)
About
You may like this if you connect with quiet, character-driven dramas about personal sacrifice and change, especially if films like Nothing Personal or What Maisie Knew appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or big plot turns.
Pros: intimate emotional journey; thoughtful character focus; reflective relationship drama | Cons: slow-moving story; heavy subject matter; limited outward action
Themes
- prison
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic · 2012
Cast & crew
David Oyelowo
as Brian
Maya Gilbert
as Gina
Sharon Lawrence
as Fraine
Emayatzy Corinealdi
as Ruby
Dondré Whitfield
as Littleton
Omari Hardwick
as Derek
Lorraine Toussaint
as Ruth
Andy Spencer
as Bus Hustler
Edwina Findley
as Rosie
Yvette Cason
as Mrs. Hastings
Directed by Ava DuVernay