Based on a true event, it’s directed by Stephanie Laing, written by Jonathan Keasey and Brant Boivin, and starring Rose Byrne, Dominic Sessa, Demi Lovato, Ariana DeBose, Octavia Spencer, and Simon Rex. {I’m publishing Part 1 because I want to be the first – if that can be – to do a slam-bam Shout-Out_! that TOW deserves OSCAR attention.}
Rose Byrne as Amanda.
Part 2 would be much more like how I treat reviews for 5-star transcendent movies. This article review is being rushed publish to beat the wrap up of this year’s Tribeca Fest.
Excerpt from Tribeca Publicity: Refusing to accept this injustice, Amanda confronts the broken system, engaging in a year-long legal battle to reclaim not only her vehicle but also her dignity. Along the way, she forms meaningful connections with other women in similar circumstances, gradually rebuilding her life and sobriety through community and persistence.
Rose Byrne as Amanda in an absolutely unforgettable starring role as an “unhoused” woman reduced to living (by fates beyond her control) in her blue 1991 Toyota Corolla, is drawn into a showdown, hand-to-hand combat – legally and near lethally, figurative and literally – with a predatory towing company that steals her car and refuses to return it. Excerpted from Tribeca Publicity: Refusing to accept this injustice, Amanda confronts the broken system, engaging in a year-long legal battle to reclaim not only her vehicle but also her dignity. Along the way, she forms meaningful connections with other women in similar circumstances, gradually rebuilding her life and sobriety through community and persistence.
The film is an incredible symphony about the human condition. It’s transcendentally beautiful and wacky. Unflinchingly sweet and bitter sweet. There’s a spiritual resonance. The dialog and repartee are soulful. Cinematography, soundtrack and film score off the charts.
• Rose Byrne as Amanda Ogle
• Dominic Sessa as Kevin Eggers, Amanda’s lawyer
• Demi Lovato as Nova, a homeless shelter resident
• Ariana DeBose as Denise, a homeless shelter resident
• Octavia Spencer as Barb, manager of a homeless shelter for women
• Simon Rex as Cliff, a tow truck company employee.
• Elsie Fisher as Avery Ogle, Amanda’s estranged daughter
• Lea DeLaria as Jocelyn, a homeless shelter resident
• Corbin Bernsen as Martin La Rosa, the lawyer for the tow truck company
the WORD Editor, Reviewer Gregg W. Morris