The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 84% of the 6,942 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A poetic, emotionally expansive father-son story about Black family, grace, imagination, and the hope that love can transform even the most fragile relationships into something more healing and beautiful.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter Thompson-HernándezDirector
- Walter Thompson-HernándezWriter
- Malcolm ParsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bodhi DellLil Ant
- J. Alphonse NicholsonBig Ant
- Danielle BrooksLozita
- Kelvin Adekunle2-Moon Friend
- Bre-ZJenn
- Myles BullockJJ
- J.J. BooneJulia Rose
- Zaria KelleyAcacia
- Mark K. Lane IIITrae
- Kameron J MeadowsLil Big Ant
- Jeremiah KingYoung JJ
- McColm Cephas Jr.Kid Deshawn
Themes
surrealall black castmeditativepre-teenlegacyfamily legacylyricalfather son relationshipoveractive imaginationbased on short filmfather son estrangement