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Hot Water

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 2d
There’s a tenderness to "Hot Water" that’s admirable … but too much of what could feel true about this dramedy feels punctured by manufactured beats that telegraph and underline feelings. Go to Full Review Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter 4d
A mother-son road movie more laced with humor than laden with trauma, Hot Water marks a warm and sensitive, if not entirely satisfying, debut feature from Ramzi Bashour. Go to Full Review Alex Billington FirstShowing.net 3h
8/10
It's not about coming together as it is the journey with each other. Go to Full Review Kathia Woods Cup of Soul 3d
7/10
As Layal, an Arabic professor at an Indiana college, Azabal brings a sharp, sardonic wit that makes her character utterly relatable Go to Full Review Gregory Ellwood The Playlist 3d
C
Yes, there is a tender car ride at the end of the film that demonstrates Bashour’s talent, but it just isn’t enough to separate everything else from a long line of similar independent movies, let alone over 40 years of similar Sundance indies. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest 4d
"Hot Water" feels like a product of hard-won wisdom, but couldn’t be a smoother or more pleasurable ride. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Ramzi Bashour

Director

Lubna Azabal

Actor

Daniel Zolghadri

Actor

Dale Dickey

Actor

Gabe Fazio

Actor

Ramzi Bashour

Screenwriter

Movie Info

Director
Ramzi Bashour
Producer
Jesse Hope, Max Walker-Silverman, Josh Peters
Screenwriter
Ramzi Bashour
Production Co
10mK, Spark Features, The Sakana Foundation, Cinereach, MacPac Entertainment, Further Adventures, Liucrative Media, Morning Moon Productions, Northwood Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m