Netflix has released the official trailer for director Joe Robert Cole’s upcoming drama film titled All Day and a Night, starring Emmy Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright and Moonlight‘s Ashton Sanders as father and son, J.D. and Jahkor. The film will be available for streaming on Friday, May 1. Check out the video in the player below!
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In All Day and a Night film, As soft-spoken Jahkor Abraham Lincoln struggles to keep his dream of rapping alive amidst a gang war in Oakland, his ill-fated life and real-world responsibilities drive him further and further across the line of right and wrong with tragic consequences. Landing in prison beside his father, J.D. whom he never wanted to be like, Jahkor embarks on an unlikely journey of self-discovery, exploring the events that unite them, in hopes of helping his newborn son break a cycle that feels unavoidable.
The film stars Ashton Sanders (Moonlight, Native Son), Jeffrey Wright (Angels in America, Westworld), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen, Candyman), Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away), Kelly Jenrette, Isaiah John, Shakira Ja-nai Paye and Christopher Meyer.
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All Day and a Night is written and directed by Joe Robert Cole, who is known as the co-writer in Marvel Studios’ award-winning MCU film Black Panther. The film is produced by Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Jared Ian Goldman.
