The 40-Year-Old Version Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Dec. 31, 2021

The 40-Year-Old Version

Release Date: Friday, October 9, 2020 Netflix

Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice.

Director: Radha Blank

Starring: Radha Blank • Peter Y. Kim • Oswin Benjamin • Reed Birney • Imani Lewis

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Nearing 40 and still struggling as a playwright, frustrated New Yorker Radha turns to a different kind of stage, awakening a rapper alter-ego named RadhaMUSprime. As her revitalized artistic voice blossoms, Radha must learn to juggle her two personas—and two unique New York art scenes. In her debut feature, writer-director Radha Blank plays the deeply personal lead role, a magnetic presence with a unique perspective, creating a film that is a fresh addition to the New York City slice-of-life canon.

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Who stars in The 40-Year-Old Version – Cast List

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Radha Blank
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Peter Y. Kim
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Oswin Benjamin
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Reed Birney
Mass, Molly's Theory of Relativity
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Imani Lewis
Killer Among Us, Miguel Wants To Fight
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TJ Atoms

Who is making The 40-Year-Old Version – Crew List

The film's writer Radha Blank last penned Real Talk.

Director: Radha Blank
Screenwriter: Radha Blank
Producer: Radha Blank

Studio: Netflix Originals
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The 40-Year-Old Version

Key Facts

As director Radha Black said (1/31/2020), “It took years of trying to get this film made. It’s my love letter to NY and its struggling artists as well as the NY artistic institutions that raised me - Hip Hop and Theater. I made this film in the spirit of the great NY auteurs who came before me but from an angle not often seen. I'm so very proud of the artisans, many from New York, who helped me craft this movie with such loving and capable hands. As a new member of the Netflix family, I’m excited about the global audience that this film will reach. I hope it will spark the next generation of fearless filmmakers in ANY part of the world. I’m thrilled that this came together with Netflix.”
Director Radha Blank received the Sundance Film Festival Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic.
This marks Radha Blank’s feature film directorial debut.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2020

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for pervasive language, sexual content, some drug use and brief nudity
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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The 40-Year-Old Version Release Date: When was the film released?

The 40-Year-Old Version was released in Netflix on Friday, October 9 , 2020. There were 12 12 other movies released on the same date, including The War with Grandpa, Honest Thief and Trump Card.

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