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The Black Sea
Directed by
Crystal Moselle
and
Derrick B. Harden
R
2024
1h 33m
Comedy
,
Drama
8.0
91%
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A man journeys to a small Eastern European coastal town where he finds unexpected connections despite being the only black person in the area.
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Cast of The Black Sea
Derrick B. Harden
Khalid
Irmena Chichikova
Ina
Stoyo Mirkov
Georgi
Samuel Finzi
Boris
Joanna Nordahl
Sai Banks
Kaya Cometti
The Black Sea Ratings & Reviews
indieWire
Ryan Lattanzio
Everyone here, from in front of and behind the camera, is discovering life in real time.
Austin Chronicle
Katherine Mcnevins
For Harden, it's an impressive debut that raises questions about the difference between a tourist, refugee, and immigrant, and explores how sometimes you have to travel a long physical distance to find what's always been inside yourself.
AMovieGuy.com
Leo Brady
It's another fish-out-of-water story, about finding a place, no matter where you are, and making it your home. With honesty and grace, Moselle and Harden bring a slice of New York to The Black Sea.
Film Threat
Sumner Forbes
It's undeniably a cliché for a film to extol the virtues of vastly different cultures going all kumbaya in an exotic locale, but in The Black Sea, it never feels forced.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
"Nothing ever feels forced and as refreshing as it is to wander around Bulgaria alongside [its lead character], the feeling of possibility in his own life is what's enthralling."
The Spool
Clint Worthington
[A]n ultimately winsome tale of the value of outsiders, and the unexpected roads that can lead us to our purpose.
Asynchronous Media
Christopher Cross
The Black Sea may not have the most intricate of stories, but its initial set-up and eventual metamorphosis into a reflection on what matters in life most creates a warm, delightful atmosphere...
Rendy Reviews
Rendy Jones
You can take the Black man out of Brooklyn, but you can't take Brooklyn out of the Black man.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
A captivating, funny and heartfelt story brimming with warmth, tenderness and wit.
The Weekend Warrior (Substack)
Edward Douglas
A charming human story that's well worth seeking out, not just for the humanistic tale being told but also due to the undeniable charm and charisma of Harden as an actor/character.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Jen Chaney
If Harden weren't such a naturally magnetic presence, The Black Sea would not work nearly as effectively as it does. But he's fascinating and unpredictable to observe, carrying the entire film on his shoulders as if it weighs nothing at all.
New York Times
Brandon Yu
Moselle and Harden work with a subtle naturalistic touch that makes for a quietly sweet movie about unlikely redemption.
The Film Stage
Michael Snydel
Harden is the variable--the lead performer whose dynamic with both actors and non-actors skirts the right side of the line between intuition and invention.
In Review Online
Chris Cassingham
The Black Sea is refreshingly open to the messiness of chance, of whatever wild choices either Harden or his Bulgarian screen partners might make within the parameters of the story's expected beats
RogerEbert.com
Simon Abrams
A tepid situation comedy in indie drama drag, "The Black Sea" lacks a sense of urgency.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
The smaller, more intimate moments give this sharply observed docudrama its heartfelt humor and offbeat charm.
Spectrum Culture
Erik Reeds
A sweet, somewhat basic fish-out-of-water story about a Black American in Bulgaria is slightly undermined by a one-sided perspective.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Oddball indie drama about a Black American's adventure while stranded in a small seacoast town in Bulgaria.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
Directors Crystal Moselle and Harden's amiable romcom is almost as charming as its lead actor - Harden - who makes this good spirited, upbeat indie shine so ever bright.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
In a world increasingly obsessed with the notion of homelands and borders, it's good to be reminded by a chill hang with an open-arms message that the world is strongest when we get to make our best lives anywhere we choose.
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