Spoken Word (DVD)

Spoken Word is a 2009 drama film directed by Victor Nuñez and starring Kuno Becker, Ruben Blades, Miguel Sandoval and Persia White.

The writers include William T. Conway and Joe Ray Sandoval. The film was produced by Karen Koch and William T. Conway. It opened in New York City at Big Cinemas Manhattan 1 on July 23, 2010, and played in Los Angeles at Laemmle s Sunset 5 on July 30, 2010.

Plot

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Cruz Montoya is a Latino spoken-word artist who works in San Francisco. He returns home to Santa Fe, New Mexico to reconnect with his dying father and his brother. He is finding himself losing his voice as he spirals downward back into the dysfunctional life of drugs and violence he had left behind.

His brother is judgmental. Cruz is approached by his former boss Emilio, who works as a local drug dealer. Cruz falls into the familiar patterns of his past while ignoring the increasingly anxious phone calls of his girlfriend. Cruz is also suffering from bipolar disorder and uses alcohol to self-medicate.

Cast

• Kuno Becker as Cruz Montoya
• Ruben Blades as Senior
• Miguel Sandoval as Emilio
• Persia White as Shae
• Rashaan Nall as Cloudy
• Chris Ranney as Bartender

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 46% based on reviews from 13 critics, with an average rating of 5.4/10. On Metacritic, Spoken Word have a rank of 56 out of a 100 based on 13 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews .

Nick Schager of Slant Magazine gave the film one star out of 4, while Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 3 out of 4 and called Spoken Word A rich and textured film .

Condition

New

Age Group

Adult

Format

DVD

Publisher

Maya Home Ent

Published Date

2010

Brand

Maya Entertainment

Rating MPA

Not Rated

Recording Studio

Maya Home Ent

Amazon ASIN

B003VE9WT2

UPC / EAN

812034011217

Year

2009

ReleaseDate

2009-03-01

RuntimeMins

116

RuntimeStr

1h 56min

Awards

Awards, 1 win

Directors

Victor Nunez

Writers

William T. Conway, Joe Ray Sandoval

Stars

Kuno Becker, Miguel Sandoval, Rubén Blades

Produced by

William T. Conway, Kent Kirkpatrick, Karen Koch

Music by

Michael Brook, DJ Skribble

Cinematography by

Virgil Mirano

Film Editing by

Justin Geoffroy, Victor Nunez

Casting By

Russell Boast, Richard Pagano

Production Design by

Bryce Perrin

Art Direction by

Markus Maurette

Set Decoration by

Susan Magestro

Costume Design by

Lahly Poore

Makeup Department

Georgia Allen, Gretchen Bright, Vanessa Jaramillo, Mary Hedges Lampert, Deidre Parness

Production Management

Michael Donnelly, J.M. Logan, Lisa Wieneke-Rich

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Brinton Bryan, Carey Field, Matt Miller

Art Department

Brett Andrews, David D. Baumann, Celeste Cole, Rocky De la Vega, Lonam Fogleman, Ram Goradia, Andrea Hambuchen, Leigh Maney, Richard Anthony Montoya, Loren Schoel, Juan Souter, Lawrence Tolle, Gina Zaritsky

Sound Department

Bayard Carey, Jeff Knudsen, Billy Theriot

Special Effects by

Daniel Holt, Renee Moore, Mike Prawitz

Visual Effects by

Peter Heady

Stunts

Laurence Chavez, Ed Duran, Al Goto

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Caparelli, Dante Cardone, Anne Carson, Kenneth Coblentz, Shane Duckworth, Tammy Fouts, Tone Freshwater, Aubrey Husar, Frank Larson, Steven Litecky, Kevin M. Miller, Lorey Sebastian, Mark Sheets, Dale Glenn Waseta, Sterling Wiggins

Casting Department

Bob Baxter

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Aleah Ames, Angelique Paull

Editorial Department

Jonathan Ade, Chris Beardsley, John Dowdell, Peter Heady, Jean Lane, Tim Spitzer

Location Management

Newton Bass, Holly Roach, Sam Tischler, Deborah Wakshull

Music Department

Guilherme Campellon, Emily Kaye, Sharon Smith, Jessica Sobhraj

Script and Continuity Department

Mamie Mitchell

Transportation Department

Cody Frost, Sherman Jackson, Holly Pinnell, Eric Rivera

Additional Crew

Lynn Ambrosino, Robert Anthony Brass, Joann Connolly, Bob Corff, Stephanie Marie Delgado, Camilla Dominguez, Michael Feldman, Cynthia Gates Fujikawa, John K.D. Graham, Allison Jandreau-Heil, Elissa Kannon, Katherine Knox, Devon Hawkes Ludlow, Alexandria Morrow, Bree Myers, Breanna Perera, Ryan J. Pezdirc, Mark Ver Ploegh, Jacqueline Roberts, Lee Rudnicki, Wolf Schneider, Ian Simon, Marcus Taylor, Hoku Uchiyama, Richard Vargas, Elias Vigh, Carlos Villareal

Thanks

Karimah Day, Sam Eigen, Brandon Paine, Vic Sarjoo, Michael Vassar

Genres

Drama

Companies

Luminaria Films, Luminaria Productions, New Mexico Media Partners

Countries

USA

Languages

English

ContentRating

TV-PG

ImDbRating

6.4

ImDb Rating Votes

113

Metacritic Rating

56

Short Description

Spoken Word is a 2009 drama film directed by Victor Nuñez and starring Kuno Becker, Ruben Blades, Miguel Sandoval and Persia White.

The writers include William T. Conway and Joe Ray Sandoval. The film was produced by Karen Koch and William T. Conway. It opened in New York City at Big Cinemas Manhattan 1 on July 23, 2010, and played in Los Angeles at Laemmle s Sunset 5 on July 30, 2010.

Box Office Budget

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$2,343

Box Office Gross USA

$32,961

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$32,961

Keywords

Violence