The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)

The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)

A fun New York comedy about the pressure of unreached goals

The Very Best

8.2

Movie

United States of America
English, Turkish
Comedy, Drama, Music
2020
FEMALE DIRECTOR, RADHA BLANK
Antonio Ortiz, Ashlee Brian, Haskiri Velazquez
123 min

What it's about

Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

The take

This fun comedy-drama is about a New York playwright called Radha who never hit big. When she turns 40, she decides to reinvent herself as RadhaMUSPrime, a rapper.

And it’s all a personal affair: Radha Blank plays the main character (named after herself) and is also the writer, director, and producer.

The story is about rap and theater, but being so connected to reality, it feels like it’s about Blank making the movie itself. Its very existence feels like a triumph against the pressure of age, the misunderstanding of others, and the weight of unreached goals.

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