Southside with You

    Genre
    Biography, Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    84 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2016
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Richard Tanne
WRITTEN BY:
Richard Tanne
CAST INCLUDES:
Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Deborah Geffner, Phil Ed Van Lear

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A Sundance Film Festival Official Selection rated 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Director/Writer Richard Tanne's film "shimmers with warmth" (Time Magazine) centering on the fateful first date of future U.S. President Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) and lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) in the summer of 1989. The Daily Beast raves, "Barack and Michelle's Before Sunrise-esque first date makes for a charming indie romance."

SYNOPSIS

Chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago’s South Side.

Southside with You

    Genre
    Biography, Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    84 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2016
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Richard Tanne
WRITTEN BY
Richard Tanne
CAST INCLUDES
Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Deborah Geffner, Phil Ed Van Lear
A Sundance Film Festival Official Selection rated 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Director/Writer Richard Tanne's film "shimmers with warmth" (Time Magazine) centering on the fateful first date of future U.S. President Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) and lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) in the summer of 1989. The Daily Beast raves, "Barack and Michelle's Before Sunrise-esque first date makes for a charming indie romance."

Chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago’s South Side.

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