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Jinn (2018)
Although things are fine for the summer, a black girl of only 17 years old, I just flip things upside down as her world changes completely. Things changed completely and everything turned upside down when her mother, a famous meteorologist named Gade Jennings, suddenly turned to Islam and became a different person, prompting the summer to re-evaluate her identity, which is strange. It may seem quite the opposite of that girl who has decided to experience a new experience in her life.
22 July 1987, Agadir, Morocco
23 July 1994, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
12 April 1987, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
November 14, 2018
Jinn is a colorful portrait of the complexities inherent in life, love, and religion that succeeds as a character study far more than as a plot-driven story.
March 16, 2018
There are good, admirable intentions, and there's the movie that results from them. Sad to say, Jinn consistently lets down its premise and performers.
November 14, 2018
There's nothing preachy about Jinn, even though Nijla Mu'min's elegant debut feature is about a teenager coming to terms with her mother's newly embraced religion.
November 16, 2018
Jinn quivers with joy and uncertainty, confidence and shame, delivering exactly what makes independent cinema exciting: a bright new voice with a bold vision.
January 10, 2019
Coming-of-age drama Jinn is a beautiful meditation on the complexities of becoming whole in a world that seems to thrive on breaking the spirit of anyone seen as 'other'.
February 06, 2019
Change is never easy, especially when it comes to religious beliefs and family. The complexities of this film are multi-faceted and a great project for anyone struggling with the dilemma of juggling two things you love.
November 15, 2018
Jinn is a special little film, one that never lets its complicated, contradictory characters become abstractions, but instead revels in all the disparate elements that make them who they are.
December 12, 2018
Renee turns in a radiant lead performance, the story spotlights underrepresented POCs, and Mu'min often flashes hints of her potential as a filmmaker.
November 15, 2018
Mu'min shows great sensitivity as a director, drawing a remarkably carefree and naturalistic performance from her young star that makes her sympathetic, even when her character is behaving in selfish and hurtful ways.
March 22, 2018
Renee has a superhuman charisma. Yet the young actor makes audiences root for her while also allowing Summer to be rude and thoughtless.
November 16, 2018
Jinn holds several beautiful elements, especially in its central mother-daughter story.
February 13, 2019
Demonstrating that identity is multifaceted and not as singular as society or religion paints it to be, Jinn is a wonderfully layered coming-of-age tale.

