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Who We Are Now
In a dramatic atmosphere, the movie revolves around a young woman called Beth. After many conflicts with her husband, she separated from him, but the shock for her is the father has won the son's custody. She struggles to get back custody of her son by the hand of an idealistic young public defender. The thing that may relieve her struggles is this former US soldier who she falls in love with him.
19 December 1961, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
9 July 1955, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
31 May 1961, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
23 July 1974, Dallas, Texas, USA
October 03, 2017
Newton carved out a raw and unsentimental journey for his protagonists that neither completely absolves them of their mistakes, nor robs them of the agency to make them.
September 15, 2017
Told with the full texture of real life, Nicholson's second collaboration with "From Nowhere" filmmaker Matthew Newton is a close-up character study that explores notions of forgiveness and self-worth with surgical precision.
May 23, 2018
While Nicholson's onscreen, it's impossible to pay heed to anything but her. She scorches the film with her barely bottled ferocity and vulnerability.
May 24, 2018
Fused together by Nicholson's can't-look-away performance, Who We Are Know transcends any directorial quirks.
May 30, 2018
Warm, wise and thoroughly engrossing. Julianne Nicholson gives a mesmerizing, powerful performance. If there were any justice, she would be nominated for Best Actress this awards season.
June 01, 2018
Julianne Nicholson is so compelling as an ex-convict juggling her need for a job that pays enough for her to reclaim her small son that we in the audience can see her nomination possibilities as the awards season approaches.
May 24, 2018
Superbly acted and confidently shot, "Who We Are Now" delivers substantial dramatic pleasures while posing pertinent questions.
May 25, 2018
Sometimes feels unfocused, and perhaps too ambitious, yet amid the slightly manipulative structure are some intriguing character dynamics and moments of powerful authenticity.
May 23, 2018
Once again, [Newton] refuses to pretend that lives in disarray can be magically repaired by good intentions, while simultaneously avoiding the defeatist attitude that insists there's consequently no point in even trying.
September 22, 2017
Who We Are Now just ticks too many cliched boxes, particularly in the dialogue department.
May 30, 2018
Every minute of this film is absolutely mesmerizing.
June 28, 2018
The power of Newton's film comes from the way he digs into Beth's vulnerability, depicting her inability to help herself.