The read
A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 75/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Summer is a carefree teenage girl whose world is turned upside down when her mother abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a different person. At first resistant to the faith, she begins to reevaluate her identity after becoming attracted to a Muslim classmate, crossing the thin line between physical desire and piety.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic75/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Nijla Mu'minWriter
- Nijla Mu'minDirector
- Jesi NelsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Zoë ReneeSummer
- Simone MissickJade
- Kelvin Harrison Jr.Tahir
- Dorian MissickDavid
- Hisham TawfiqImam Khalid
- Kelly JenretteRasheedah
- Ashlei FousheeBlaine
- Damien D. SmithDawud
- Maya MoralesTati