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Filly Brown

This is my life.

2013 · 1h 40m · R Drama, Music
Directed by Youssef Delara , Michael D. Olmos

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Overview

“Majo” Tonorio, a.k.a. Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who spits from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. With an incarcerated mother, a record contract could be the ticket out for her struggling family. But taking the deal means selling out her talent and the true friends who helped her to the cusp of success.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
45%
Tomatometer
Rotten

A routine music business cautionary tale, the film shuffles its decks ever so slightly by casting a Latino actress as its lead, but doesn't do enough to shed the exasperating confines of the star-is-born genre.

Sean O'Connell, Washington Post
Fresh

More heartfelt, humanistic, and entertaining than such a cliched showbiz cautionary tale has any right to be.

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
Fresh

Almost despite our will, the cast keeps us invested in Filly's furious resurrection.

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

Unfortunately, the film is marred by a story, situations and stereotypical characters that strike all-too-familiar chords.

Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten

A trite piece of storytelling, with character development and plot points that feel not so much lived in as borrowed from other movies.

Robert Koehler, Variety

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