Stay Awake (film)

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Stay Awake
Directed byJamie Sisley
Written byJamie Sisley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlejandro Mejia
Edited byAlan Canant
Music by Ben Sollee
Production
companies
Distributed byMarVista Entertainment
Release dates

  • May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)
Running time
94 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stay Awake is an 2022 American drama film, written and directed by Jamie Sisley, in his directorial debut. It stars Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus, Albert Jones, Cree Cicchino, Quinn McColgan and Chrissy Metz. The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2022, and is scheduled to be released on May 19, 2023, by MarVista Entertainment.

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Plot

Two brothers navigate teenage life, while dealing with their mother's prescription drug addiction. [2]

Cast

Production

In July 2021, it was announced Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus, Chrissy Metz, Cree Cicchino, Quinn McColgan and Lorrie Odom had joined the cast of the film, with Jamie Sisley directing from a screenplay he wrote. [3]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2022, where it received a Special Mention for Best Film and won the German Art House Cinema award. [4] [5] [6]

It also had its world at the 48th Deauville American Film Festival on September 6, 2022, where Jamie Sisley received the Deauville Grand Special Prize nominee.

Reception

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 91%, with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 33 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Empathetic and consistently believable, Stay Awake is an uncommonly nuanced depiction of addiction's impact on the addict's family." [7] Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]

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References

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  2. Ritman, Alex (February 12, 2022). "Berlin First-Look Image: Teenage Pressures and Prescription Drug Addiction in 'Stay Awake' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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