Wonderful World
Director: Joshua Goldin
Genre: Comedy, Romance Film, Indie, Slice of life story, Drama
Year: 2010
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Jodelle Ferland, Sanaa Lathan, Matthew Broderick, Michael K. Williams, Ally Walker, Mia Ford, Patrick Carney, Paul T. Taylor, Zacharias Foppe, Cristen Barnes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Christy Reese, Philip Baker Hall, James Burton, John Hambrick, William Ragsdale, Michael Showers
Wonderful World is a 2009 drama film directed and written by Joshua Goldin, who in this movie makes his directorial debut. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Michael K. Williams and Jodelle Ferland.
The film was produced by Ambush Entertainment, Back Lot Pictures and Cold Iron Pictures with K5 International handling the world sales. In the summer of 2009, the film was picked up by Magnolia Pictures for distribution in 2010. Filming took place in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Ben Singer (Matthew Broderick) is a former children's folk singer whose misanthropic worldview leads him to an isolated existence. When his Senegalese roommate Ibou (Michael K. Williams) falls into a diabetic coma and is taken to the hospital, his sister Khadi (Sanaa Lathan) arrives from Senegal to take care of him. After Khadi and Ben eventually fall in love, circumstances lead Ben to reconsider his way of thinking.
The film has received mixed or average reviews from critics. Based on 24 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes reported that 38% of critics gave positive reviews with an average rating of 5.2/10. Another review aggretator, Metacritic, gave the film an average rating of 47% based on 14 reviews.
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