‘Middle Of Nowhere’ Trailer: Prison Separates A Devoted Couple In Sundance Best Director Winner
Last King of ScotlandactorDavid Oyelowohas been poised on the brink of stardom for some time now, and while he’s not quite there yet he could be soon. He’s due to appear in a slew of buzzy projects over the next couple of years, includingLincoln,Jack Reacher, andThe Butler. If he does well in them, he could very well be the subject of breathlessTHRprofiles within another year or two.
His starring turn inAva DuVernay’s award-winning Sundance dramaMiddle of Nowhereisn’t likely to boost his fame or fortune by much. But precisely because it’s so low-key, it could prove a better showcase for his dramatic chops than some of his bigger movies.Emayatzy Corinealdileads the cast as Ruby, a medical student who puts her career on hold when her husband Derek (Omari Hardwick) is sent to jail. Oyelowo plays a bus driver who develops an interest in her. Watch the trailer after the jump.
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DuVernay won the Best Director award at this year’s festival, and it’s easy to see what they saw in her.Middle of Nowherelooks like an quiet but powerful piece of work, well acted and carefully shot. The film seems to have flown mostly under the radar, but reviews have been strong. TheNew York Timespraised it as “a heartfelt, slow to build, slow to burn drama,” whileTHRwas impressed by the “strong performances and a restrained script.”
Middle of Nowherewill get a limited theatrical release onOctober 12.
Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, MIDDLE OF NOWHERE follows Ruby, a bright medical student who sets aside her dreams and suspends her career when her husband is incarcerated. As the committed couple stares into the hollow end of an eight-year prison sentence, Ruby must learn to live another life, one marked by shame and separation. But through a chance encounter and a stunning betrayal that shakes her to her core, this steadfast wife is soon propelled in new and often shocking directions of self-discovery – caught between two worlds and two men in the search for herself. In theaters beginning June 28, 2025.
