Unfallen Explained

Unfallen
Director:Dante, Josh Hodgins
Starring:James Nasimi
Michael Madsen
James Hong
Rebekah Kochan
Andre McCoy
Aida Rodriguez
Music:Mark Smythe
Cinematography:Chris Bond, Cliff Goldsmith
Editing:Devin Hamilton
Runtime:97 minutes
Country:USA
Language:English
Tajik
Budget:200 000$

Unfallen is the first film by Tajik screenwriter Jaihun (James) Nasimi in Hollywood. The film premiered in Hollywood on June 30, 2017, and in Tajikistan on October 28, 2017.[1]

Cast

Budget

The total budget of the film was approximately $200,000.00 (two hundred thousand dollars); assistance in raising funds was provided by Tajiks living in the United States and single biggest investor was Sirojiddin Murzaev and two Los Angeles film studios.”[2]

Reception

Michael Rechtshaffen of The New York Times called it, "A risible misfire of a contemporary war drama."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Нахустнамоиши филмии тоҷикии Ҳолливуд дар Душанбе. faraj.tj. 2017-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029095702/http://www.faraj.tj/index.php/tj/khabari-r-z/15327-nakhustnamoishi-filmii-to-ikii-olivud-dar-dushanbe.html. 2017-10-29.
  2. News: Рустам и Сухроб – герои голливудского боевика таджикского режиссера. Тохир. Сафар. Радио Озоди. 2017-10-30. ru. 2017-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003743/https://rus.ozodi.org/a/28593490.html.
  3. Web site: Rechtshaffen . Michael . Review: Brothers face off in woefully inept war drama 'Unfallen' . The New York Times . 29 June 2017 . 22 July 2024.