Selah et les Spades

Original title: Selah and the Spades

2019
18
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

Lovie Simone in Selah et les Spades (2019)

Five factions run the underground life of the prestigious Haldwell boarding school. At the head of the most powerful faction - The Spades - sits Selah Summers. By turns charming and callous, she chooses whom to keep close and whom to cut loose, walking the fine line between being feared and loved.

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Five factions run the underground life of Haldwell School, a prestigious East Coast boarding school. At the head of the most powerful faction, The Spades, sits Selah Summers, walking the fin... Read allFive factions run the underground life of Haldwell School, a prestigious East Coast boarding school. At the head of the most powerful faction, The Spades, sits Selah Summers, walking the fine line between being feared and loved.Five factions run the underground life of Haldwell School, a prestigious East Coast boarding school. At the head of the most powerful faction, The Spades, sits Selah Summers, walking the fine line between being feared and loved.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Nuri
(as Nekhebet Juch)

Gina Torres

Maybelle

Bella Ferragamo

Jasika

Kris Ivy Haynes

Malika
(as Kristen Ivy Haynes)

Greyson Cage

Reggie

Benjamin Breault

David
(as Ben Breault)

Krish Bhuva

Mooks

Cody Sloan

Cooper

Ali Fisher

June

Rae Bell

Lulu

Director
- Tayarisha Poe
Writer
- Tayarisha Poe
All cast & crew
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User reviews24

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4camrynpatrice

Not what I expected

When I saw the trailers of the movie, I thought this would be an Euphoria style drama with boarding school drama. However I was quite mistaken. This movie turned out to be more rush job thrown in drama. For me it felt like more of the bones for a great series then a fully flush movie, where you can see a clear plot point and understanding ending. Instead you get more question of why this and how that. I mean the story seems good but you left empty handed really bad.

6scoobyjack8

Great directing, good acting and good dialogue but sparked spark

I think there was a something holding me back from totally engaging in this movie despite the great production elements. I think it was brought down by a familiar story that really didn't "pop" or distinguish itself. I think the director has great potential though.

5njm0923

Missed Opportunities Abound

The plot structure had a lot of potential. Unfortunately, it all ended up just scratching the surface, trying to plant seeds & then abandoning the rest of the process altogether. The result? Some seriously weak tea! It's not good, but it's completely horrible, so I guess it's ok if you're thirsty enough.

5kevin c

best days of your life?

Movie night with Iris.

Rough around the edges tale of high school hostile cliques. It has hints of Catcher in the Rye. And has to be applauded fro a black, female dominance.

There is a stylised, numbness throughout. Indeed it doesn't really lead anywhere. The film has an interesting take on what high school is really like - not the Hollywood coming-of-age drama. School is dull and messy, like everything else in real life.

4daughterof_ann

'Eh

You either like this movie or you don't. I didn't. It was unfinished.The acting was ok. The build up was a let down.

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Trivia
Although set in close proximity to Philadelphia, the film was actually shot in Massachusetts.

Goofs
When Paloma put her headphones on Selah (at 17:33) the cord is on Selah's left side but a few seconds later (at 17:45) the cord is on her right side.