A Thousand and One

A Thousand and One

Times change. Love stays the same.

R 2023 · 116 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, Crime

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

Directed by A.V. Rockwell · Written by A.V. Rockwell

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Teyana Taylor Inez
William Catlett Lucky
Josiah Cross Terry
Aven Courtney Terry 13 Year Old
Aaron Kingsley Adetola Terry 6 Years Old
Terri Abney Kim Jones
Delissa Reynolds Mrs. Jones
Amelia Workman Anita Tucker
Adriane Lenox Miss Annie
Mark Gessner Jerry
Gavin Schlosser Pea 6 Years Old
Jolly Swag Pea 13 Years Old

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