Jinn (2018)
This story tells about a girl called Summer, a girl, a black girl who does not exceed the age of 17, whose life changes completely and turns upside down. Things change for that girl when her mother, a famous meteorologist named Gade Jennings, turns suddenly into Islam and becomes a different person. It seems that in the end this girl may turn into a different turning point where she eventually has to reassess her identity.
12 April 1987, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
15 January 1976, East Orange, New Jersey, USA
March 28, 1980 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
10 August 1985, USA
February 13, 2019
Demonstrating that identity is multifaceted and not as singular as society or religion paints it to be, Jinn is a wonderfully layered coming-of-age tale.
January 10, 2019
Coming-of-age drama Jinn is a beautiful meditation on the complexities of becoming whole in a world that seems to thrive on breaking the spirit of anyone seen as 'other'.
November 15, 2018
Mu'min shows great sensitivity as a director, drawing a remarkably carefree and naturalistic performance from her young star that makes her sympathetic, even when her character is behaving in selfish and hurtful ways.
November 16, 2018
Jinn quivers with joy and uncertainty, confidence and shame, delivering exactly what makes independent cinema exciting: a bright new voice with a bold vision.
March 22, 2018
Renee has a superhuman charisma. Yet the young actor makes audiences root for her while also allowing Summer to be rude and thoughtless.
November 15, 2018
Jinn is a special little film, one that never lets its complicated, contradictory characters become abstractions, but instead revels in all the disparate elements that make them who they are.
March 16, 2018
There are good, admirable intentions, and there's the movie that results from them. Sad to say, Jinn consistently lets down its premise and performers.
November 14, 2018
There's nothing preachy about Jinn, even though Nijla Mu'min's elegant debut feature is about a teenager coming to terms with her mother's newly embraced religion.
February 06, 2019
Change is never easy, especially when it comes to religious beliefs and family. The complexities of this film are multi-faceted and a great project for anyone struggling with the dilemma of juggling two things you love.
November 14, 2018
Jinn is a colorful portrait of the complexities inherent in life, love, and religion that succeeds as a character study far more than as a plot-driven story.
November 16, 2018
Jinn holds several beautiful elements, especially in its central mother-daughter story.
December 12, 2018
Renee turns in a radiant lead performance, the story spotlights underrepresented POCs, and Mu'min often flashes hints of her potential as a filmmaker.
