Wonderful World (2009) Movie Overview

Wonderful World is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Joshua Goldin, who in this movie makes his directorial debut. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Michael K. Williams and Jodelle Ferland. The film was produced by Ambush Entertainment, Back Lot Pictures and Cold Iron Pictures with K5 International handling the world sales. In the summer of 2009, the film was picked up by Magnolia Pictures for distribution in 2010. Filming took place in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ben Singer (Matthew Broderick) is a former children’s singer whose misanthropic worldview leads him to an isolated existence. When his Senegalese roommate Ibou (Michael K. Williams) falls into a diabetic coma and is taken to the hospital, his sister Khadi (Sanaa Lathan) arrives from Senegal to take care of him. After Khadi and Ben eventually fall in love, circumstances lead Ben to reconsider his way of thinking. The film has received mixed or average reviews from critics. Based on 24 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes reported that 38% of critics gave positive reviews with an average rating of 5.2/10. Another review aggretator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating from 0-100 top reviews from mainstream c… Source

• Wonderful World Movie Details
• Director: Joshua Goldin
• Tagline: If the glass is half empty, at least you can't drown.
• Country: USA
• Run Time: USA:95 min | Germany:89 min (European Film Market)
• Genre: Drama , Romance

• Cast Overview
• Matthew Broderick as Ben Singer
• Sanaa Lathan as Khadi
• Michael K. Williams as Ibu (as Michael Kenneth Williams)
• Philip Baker Hall as The Man
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Cyril
• Jodelle Ferland as Sandra

Wonderful World Movie Review from New York Times

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Wonderful World Movie Details from Imdb

In this sometimes moving dark comedy, Broderick plays Ben-a failed children’s folk singer and less-than-extraordinary weekend dad. Deeply cynical, Ben’s sole pleasure in life is derived from chess games with his Senegalese roommate Ibou. When Ibou is suddenly struck ill and an insensitive municipal employee exacerbates the emergency situation, Ben’… Source

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