To Live And Die And Live
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Muhammad returns home to Detroit to bury his stepfather and is thrust into settling his accounts, but Muhammad's struggles with depression and addiction may finish him before he finishes the task.
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"To Live And Die And Live" emerges as a deeply divisive Sundance 2023 entry that tackles depression, privilege, and homecoming through the lens of filmmaker Muhammed's return to Detroit for his stepfather's funeral. While audiences praise Amin Joseph's standout performance and the film's authentic portrayal of Detroit's African American Muslim community, most find themselves frustrated by an uneven script, messy editing, and a protagonist whose struggles fail to resonate despite the film's ambitious themes.
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- Jan 28, 2023
To Live And Die And Live is an exploration of depression, relationships, and the ones who escape their past versus those who will always be living it. This film explores the notion of depression being a problem for the privileged. Muhammed returns back to his hometown of…
Tyler WhitmoreJan 24, 2023The most confusing film I've ever seen from Sundance. There's a good movie here and a bad movie here, and the two of those things just collided to make an ultimate mashup of mediocrity. The first hour is a slog to get through and then the final forty minutes really kicks…
colin...Jan 20, 2023There were a couple good scenes in this. I just wish there was more than those two.
Robert Daniels - Jan 24, 2023
Malcolm & Marie but with something to actually vent about
LetMeExplainJan 22, 2023#ToLiveAndDieandLive suffers from an uneven script that doesn’t know where it wants to go. The score, cinematography and Amin Joseph standout but the movie falls short on its promise. Review:…
RickyJan 20, 2023Men need help
Rachel - Jan 28, 2023
I love Detroit with all of me, but I cannot care less about this man’s breakdown. (Sundance ‘23)
CarmenJan 27, 2023Some really nice photography, performances, and use of a reviving Detroit (and a specific African American Muslim community within it) give this film texture, weight, and a feeling of authenticity. The story is a somewhat familiar and slightly disjointed look at…
Nick IannarinoJan 21, 2023I did really want to like this one. I think there are some strong viewpoints Qasim has here. I think you have a filmmaker bursting with passion about topics and ideas. Someone so strongly influenced by the work of Barry Jenkins and James Laxton. Lots of themes and ideas…
Daquan Saxton
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Metacritic
May 15, 2025
For all its tastefully exasperating gaps in character and storytelling specifics, “To Live Die and Live” still has a persuasive overall vision, one that holds out the possibility of salvation for its hero — and its city — albeit only if history and the toll it still exacts are faced head-on.
Dennis Harvey
Variety
May 15, 2025
The mood created by Basir, who also photographed To Live and Die and Live, is far more interesting than any over-the-top, formulaic family drama the film boxes itself into.
John Fink
The Film Stage
May 15, 2025
The film is as incomplete as the city it’s portraying, but manages to say more with what it leaves unsaid than any of its dialogue.
Christian Zilko
IndieWire
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