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Sundance Journal 2009 Day 9: Lee Daniel’s Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire
The punishing look into incest, mental, physical, emotional abuse brought the house down and the reason why it is such a crowd pleaser is because of the film’s heroine in first time actress (see pic) Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe.
Final day of screenings for me, and basically I’ve revamped my schedule to accommodate the buzzed about titles that I might have avoided for reasons X, Y or Z. I agree with Lee Daniels’ lawyer (Daniel told the audience his lawyer wasn’t a fan of his first feature, Shadowboxer) and neither was I, hence why I didn’t include Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire among my fest’s must sees.
The punishing look into incest, mental, physical, emotional abuse brought the house down and the reason why it is such a crowd pleaser is because of the film’s heroine in first time actress (see pic) Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe. Here’s my prediction: Mo’Nique is the one who steals the show and won’t be forgotten same time next year during award season.
