Without a doubt, Lakeith Stanfield and Issa Rae are two of the best up-and-coming actors in Hollywood. Actually, after hit films and critically-acclaimed TV shows for each of the actors, it’s almost wrong to call them “up-and-coming.” They’re here and they’re incredible. And in “The Photograph,” their acting talent combines in what is aiming to be your Valentine’s Day 2020 date night.
As seen in the new trailer for the film, “The Photograph” follows the story of a young woman (Rae) that hopes to learn more about her past through the letters and photos taken by her late mother. As if that wasn’t complicated enough, a journalist (Stanfield) comes into her life to write a story about her mother and begins to develop an emotional connection with the young woman.
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Joining Stanfield and Rae in the cast are Chanté Adams, Y’lan Noel, and Rob Morgan. The film is written and directed by Stella Meghie, who broke out in 2017 with the surprise YA hit, “Everything, Everything.” This year she returned with the indie film “The Weekend.”
“The Photograph” arrives in theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day 2020.
Here’s the synopsis:
On Valentine’s Day, Issa Rae (HBO’s Insecure, Little) and LaKeith Stanfield (FX’s Atlanta, Sorry to Bother You) connect in a romance where a woman must learn from the secrets in her mother’s past if she is to move forward and allow herself to love and be loved. When famed photographer Christina Eames unexpectedly dies, she leaves her estranged daughter Mae Morton (Rae) hurt, angry and full of questions. When a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box is found, Mae finds herself on a journey delving into her mother’s early life and ignites a powerful, unexpected romance with a rising-star journalist, Michael Block (Stanfield).