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Abe

Abe

2019

Fernando Grostein Andrade

Noah Schnapp, Seu Jorge, Mark Margolis, Dagmara Dominczyk ...

5.6

48

Drama The Israeli-Jewish side of his family calls him Avram. The Palestinian-Muslim side Ibrahim. His first-generation American agnostic lawyer parents call him Abraham. But the 12-year-old kid from Brooklyn who loves food and cooking, prefers, well, Abe. Just Abe.

	Media	Author	Review
		Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Drawing on his personal background(...) Andrade serves up an enticing dramedy that wholeheartedly celebrates the potential for multicultural cuisine to unite people from distinctly different traditions"
		Devika Girish The New York Times	"A surprisingly joyless production, lacking the stylistic and emotional flair to deliver even on the cheesy, feel-good promise of the setup."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Schnapp brings a quality that’s simultaneously relatable and just the slightest bit awkward (...) Grostein Andrade directs with energy and enthusiasm"
		Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"While Andrade’s broad flick doesn’t push the envelope from a political standpoint, its charms might be just sufficient enough to inspire tweens and young adults to try their hands on a new kitchen project or two (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"The lessons Abe learns about life through Chico and his inventive cooking are made all the more beautiful by how tasty and colorful the food looks (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Josiah Hughes Exclaim!	"Good intentions do not a good film make, as is painstakingly clear with the jumbled pastiche of 'Abe' (...) [It] strives to be for everyone and isn't really for anyone"

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