Four inner-city teens (Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Moises Arias, Rafi Gavron) get mixed up in a drug deal and cross a ruthless crime queen-pin (Linda Emond) after stealing a car that's stashed with drugs.
22 May 1959, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
24 June 1989, Hendon, London, England, UK
12 July 1984, Miami, Florida, USA
21 February 1958, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
22 April 1990, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
20 June 1985, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
September 15, 2016
The Land isn't a perfect film, but it is a hell of a good start, and director Caple Jr. -- and his young cast -- are artists to keep an eye on, for sure.
July 28, 2016
Contrivances spoil the sense of realism and place that Mr. Caple, who wrote the script, often so deftly evokes.
July 27, 2016
Caple emphasizes the desperation that breeds street crime, and he never tries to puff his kids up into heroes. They're just kids who feel insulted by the few prospects that seem available to them.
July 29, 2016
Steven Caple Jr. is a filmmaker worth watching, here and in the future.
June 27, 2016
There's enough on screen, beyond Lendeborg's confident star turn, to label Caple as a filmmaker to watch.
August 03, 2016
I was blown away by this movie.
July 29, 2016
... tries to dissect the cyclical nature of urban poverty, but the earnest intentions too often become formulaic and predictable.
August 04, 2016
The Land is dedicated to exposing the human story behind inner-city crime, and the film deserves credit for exploring a diverse cross-section of humanity.
August 07, 2016
Caple and his cinematographer Steven Holleran definitely get the look even if the story doesn't quite deliver, suggesting more and better to come in the future, especially if they get the opportunity to work from a more polished script.
July 27, 2016
Unwilling to turn his characters into easily categorized stereotypes, Caple takes his characters in directions that make us rethink our preconceived notions.
July 28, 2016
Caple has a unique eye and a strong sense of place. Here's hoping that next time he applies them to a fresher story.
January 29, 2016
An at-risk youth movie we've seen many times before in more authentic versions.
