Pink Wall

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Pink Wall
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Film poster
Directed by Tom Cullen
Written byTom Cullen
Produced byJamie Adams
Richard Elis
Maggie Monteith
Starring
CinematographyBobby Shore
Edited byGina Hirsch
Production
companies
Dignity Film Finance
Talland Films
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Pink Wall is a 2019 British independent romantic drama film written and directed by Tom Cullen and starring Tatiana Maslany and Jay Duplass. [1] It is Cullen's directorial debut. [2]

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Plot

Pink Wall is the story of a couple's struggles with the pressures of gender expectations.

Cast

Reception

Pink Wall received generally positive critical reviews. As of October 2021, 74% of the 27 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. [4]

Ella Kemp of Empire awarded the film four stars out of five. [5]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire graded the film a B. [6]

Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent awarded the film three stars out of five. [7]

Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film a positive review and wrote that it “ works because Cullen trusts his very talented performers, building characters with them and then amplifying the themes of their journey through his experimental visual language. It’s an ultimately moving, very impressive debut.” [8]

Chris Longo of Den of Geek awarded the film three and a half stars out of five. [9]

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