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2023 American documentary film
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero |
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Directed by |
Carlos López Estrada Zac Manuel |
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Produced by | Adriana Arce Adam Leber Saul Levitz Hodo Musa Gee Roberson |
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Starring |
Lil Nas X |
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Cinematography | Pablo Berron Zac Manuel |
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Edited by | Andrew Morrow |
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Distributed by |
HBO Films (United States)
Universal Pictures Content Group
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Release date |
- September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09) (
TIFF)
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero is a 2023 American documentary film, directed by
Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel.
[2] The film profiles openly gay hip hop artist
Lil Nas X during his 2022
Long Live Montero Tour.
[3]
The film premiered at the
2023 Toronto International Film Festival,
[4] although the screening, at
Roy Thomson Hall, was briefly delayed by a
bomb threat.
[5] After the threat was dismissed as not credible, the screening proceeded just half an hour later than scheduled.
[5]
The film had its streaming premiere in January 2024 on
Max in the United States,
[6] and
Crave in Canada.
[2]
Reception
On the
review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes, 72% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10.
[7]
References
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^ Yossman, K.J. (27 February 2024).
"Lil Nas X Documentary 'Long Live Montero' Acquired by Universal Pictures Content Group for International Release".
Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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a
b Sarah-Tai Black,
"Long Live Montero: How this directing duo put Lil Nas X's singular story on screen".
CBC Arts, January 26, 2024.
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^ Mankaprr Conteh,
"Lil Nas X's Tour Documentary Doesn't Pretend to Be Something It's Not".
Rolling Stone, January 26, 2024.
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^ Osobe Waberi,
"TIFF Review: Lil Nas X shines profoundly in new documentary and proves how he's a game-changer in the music industry".
Now, September 11, 2023.
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a
b Angelique Johnson and Matt Donnelly,
"Lil Nas X Doc Premiere at TIFF Delayed by Bomb Threat From Homophobic Caller".
Variety, September 9, 2023.
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^ Chris Azzopardi,
"‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ Review: A Hip-Hop Trailblazer".
The New York Times, January 25, 2023.
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^
"Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero".
Rotten Tomatoes.
Fandango Media. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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