Synopsis
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
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Cast
- Ashton SandersJah
- Jeffrey WrightJD
- Isaiah JohnTQ
- Kelly JenretteDelanda
- Shakira Ja'nai PayeShantaye
- Regina TaylorTommetta
- Jalyn HallYoung Jah
- Ramone HamiltonYoung Lamark
- Christopher MeyerLamark
- Kaleb Alexander RobertsYoung TQ
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Variety
All Day and a Night is made with empathy and skill, but it’s as clear-eyed and remorseless as a news report. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
All Day and a Night offers renewed hope for Wright acolytes, all while reaffirming a new star in Sanders. - 75
Observer
Cole’s overarching theme of time drifting, folding inward and ultimately dooming the fathers, sons, mothers and daughters of All Day and a Night is hugely aided by the manner in which he frames these ideas visually. - 70
The New York Times
Choice, for many, is an illusion. This message repeats itself throughout the film, and while at times it feels clumsy, it is never tedious. Sanders especially shines among a formidable cast, and in his portrayal, excellently reflects on the herculean task his character faces. - 63
Boston Globe
This is a grim, at times lurid tale with hard observations about growing up poor, Black, and male in America — about the cycles of defeat that can land multiple generations in prison — and many of the details have the sting of the rap songs that permeate the soundtrack. Elsewhere, however, All Day and a Night plays like an urban crime thriller made with more earnestness than style. - 60
The Guardian
All Day and a Night is a weightier alternative to the average Netflix original and while imperfectly realised and scrappily plotted at times, it’s another promising sign that, away from the easy-to-digest content, there’s room on the platform for much much more. - 58
IndieWire
There’s a fine line between resilience and false hope, and All Day and a Night walks it with purpose even when it’s tripping over itself. - 50
The A.V. Club
Cole had a key part in one of the biggest game-changers in Black cinema this decade: a co-writing credit on Black Panther. But where that film was expansive and forward-thinking, this one feels like a throwback—and not in a good way.