| Raymond & Ray | |
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| Directed by | Rodrigo García |
| Written by | Rodrigo García |
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| Cinematography | Igor Jadue-Lillo |
| Edited by | Michael Ruscio |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
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| Distributed by | Apple TV+ |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
Raymond & Ray is a 2022comedy-drama film written and directed byRodrigo García. The film starsEwan McGregor,Ethan Hawke,Maribel Verdú, andSophie Okonedo.
Raymond & Ray had its world premiere at theToronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022, and was released inselect cinemas on October 14, 2022, before its streaming release on October 21, 2022, byApple TV+.[2]
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Raymond drives on a late, rainy night to a remote cabin to inform his half-brother, Ray, that their father, Ben Harris, has died. Raymond informs Ray that it was their father's last wish that all his sons attend his funeral. Raymond works in a boring office job and is in the middle of a divorce. Ray is a recovering heroin addict who gave up playing jazz music on the trumpet as a way to thumb his nose at his father, who had pushed him to learn to play the instrument. Ray is at first reluctant to go, but Raymond convinces him after admitting that he lost his driver's license when he was arrested for a DUI. The brothers haven't seen each other in nearly five years because of the abuse their father inflicted on them during childhood.
Driving most of the next day, they finally arrive at the funeral home. To their shock, their father had requested to be buried in the nude, and he wanted his sons to dig his grave with their own hands. They go to the home their father was living in and meet his nurse, Lucia, who was also his lover.
It was announced in August 2021 thatEwan McGregor andEthan Hawke had been cast to star in the film, which is written and directed byRodrigo García.[3] In October,Maribel Verdú andSophie Okonedo were added to the cast,[4] with Maxim Swinton joining the next month.[5]
Virginia governorRalph Northam announced in September 2021 that the film would shoot inCentral Virginia beginning in the fall.[6] Filming began inRichmond the following month.[7][8] Filming took place inHopewell, Virginia from October 18 to 21.[9] Filming took place atOakwood Cemetery in Richmond in November.[10]
Jeff Beal composed the film's score.[11]
It had its world premiere at theToronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022. It also made it to 'World Cinema' section of27th Busan International Film Festival, screening on October 7, 2022.[12]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 48% of 82 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor are almost -- but not quite -- compelling enough to make up forRaymond & Ray's listless narrative."[13] OnMetacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]