Second Coming (2014 film)

Second Coming
Directed by Debbie Tucker Green
Written by Debbie Tucker Green
Starring Idris Elba, Nadine Marshall
Release dates
  • 7 September 2014 (2014-09-07) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • 5 June 2015 (2015-06-05)
Running time
 105 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Second Coming is a 2014 film directed by Debbie Tucker Green. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[1]

Cast

Plot

A married couple who no longer have sex are left with unanswered questions when the wife mysteriously becomes pregnant.[2]

Release

Second Coming premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014 and is distributed by Film Movement in the USA.[3] It was released on DVD in the UK, on 6 July 2015.[4]

Reception

The film received mostly positive reviews and has a score of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

Variety praised the film, saying: "Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall excel in Debbie Tucker Green's oblique, engrossing psychodrama."[6]

The Guardian awarded it four out of five stars, saying: "The pure fear that Marshall wordlessly suggests is superb." [7]

The Telegraph awarded it three out of five stars, saying: "while this is an uneven, imperfect film, it's still an unusual and interesting one: a slice of modern British bleakness, with just enough strangeness to keep things fresh." [8]

Empire awarded it three out of five stars, calling it: "A soulful drama that heralds the arrival of a new voice in British cinema."[9]

The London Evening Standard also awarded it three out of five stars, saying: "Thank goodness for Idris Elba, whose beauty and star power will ensure this brazenly weird romantic drama from London playwright Debbie Tucker Green doesn’t get brushed aside." [10]

Time Out awarded it four out of five stars, saying" "‘Second Coming’ is sometimes confusing, but always compelling and often powerful." [11]

Awards

The film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Second Coming Awards". IMDb. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter. "Second Coming Review". The Guardian. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (May 18, 2015). "Cannes: Idris Elba Drama 'Second Coming' Lands U.S. Home at Film Movement (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ Second Coming (DVD ed.). 2015. ASIN B00UBM9AX0. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ Second Coming. March 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ Barker, Andrew (September 11, 2014). "Second Coming Review". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (4 June 2015). "Second Coming Review". The Guardian. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Hawkes, Rebecca (4 June 2015). "Second Coming Review". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ Crooke, Simon (24 May 2015). "Second Coming Review". Empire. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ O'Sullivan, Charlotte (5 June 2015). "Second Coming Review". The London Evening Standard. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ Calhoun, Dave (June 1, 2015). "Second Coming Review". Time Out. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Second Coming Awards". IMDb. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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