A Thousand and One Movie Details:
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Release Date | January 22, 2023 (Sundance) March 31, 2023 |
| Running Time | 1hr 57min |
| Age rating | R |
| Cast | Teyana Taylor |
| Directed by | A.V. Rockwell |
| Written by | A.V. Rockwell |
| Produced by | Eddie Vaisman Julia Lebedev Lena Waithe Rishi Rajani Brad Weston |
| Cinematography by | Eric K. Yue |
| Edited by | Sabine Hoffman Kristan Sprague |
| Music by | Gary Gunn |
| Production Companies | Sight Unseen Hillman Grad Productions Makeready |
| Distributor | Focus Features (United States) Universal Pictures (International) |
| Domestic Collection | $3,400,020 |
| International Collection | $63,660 |
| Worldwide Collection | $3,463,680 |
A Thousand and One Movie Cast and Characters:
- Teyana Taylor as Inez de la Paz
- Aaron Kingsley Adetola as Terry (6 years old)
- Aven Courtney as Terry (13 years old)
- Josiah Cross as Terry (17 years old)
- Will Catlett as Lucky
- Terri Abney as Kim Jones
- Johnny Serret as Runaway Teen
Storyline:
The film follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
About A Thousand and One Movie:
- The directorial debut of A.V. Rockwell.
- The film was shot in 2021.
- A Thousand and One had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2023, and won the Grand Jury Prize. The film was released on March 31, 2023, by Focus Features. It received critical acclaim and was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2023 by the National Board of Review.
- The film was released alongside His Only Son, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and the wide expansion of A Good Person, the film made $700,000 from 926 theaters on its first day and went on to debut to $1.72 million, finishing in seventh.
