United States / Aug 10, 2020 / Bentonville Film Festival
Nobody ever spells out how to grow up.
1h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
The story of Monica Chowdry, a National Spelling Bee champ…from 15 years ago. Life hasn’t quite panned out as expected for Monica since her big win. When her estranged older brother returns home to help care for their sick mother, the siblings must find a way to reconcile.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sunkrish Bala | Baba |
| Esha Chundru | Young Monica |
| Meera Simhan | Mrs. Gandhi |
| Sonal Shah | Dr. Ali |
| Tim Chiou | Dr. Chiou |
| Parvesh Cheena | Jimit Uncle |
| Katrina Bowden | Crystal Cane |
| Eugene Byrd | Wayland Pines |
| Maya Kapoor | Payal |
| Kelli Brisbane | Leah Depaul |
| Tony Marino | Mr Calabrase |
| Maybrie Kehoe | Leslie |
| Sudhir Kumar | Joshiji |
| Chhabi Dechoudury | Shakshi Auntie |
| Kabir Chopra | Dr Goodwin |
| Praneel Chundru | Young Sonny |
| Cameron Fife | Louis |
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| Ricardo Herrera | Javier |
| Will Collyer | Dr Marsaki |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Definition Please |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 10 agosto 2020 |
| Executive producer | Dan Evans III, Rey Cuerdo, Hiren C. Surti, Ahmad Cory Jubran, Lamont Magee |
| Production | Sujata Day, Cameron Fife |
| Writer | Sujata Day |
| Editing | Niles Howard, Emilie Aubry |
| Cinematography | Brooks Ludwick |
| Assistant directors | Bryce Feeser, Ricardo Herrera, Sujata Day |
| Camera operators | Brooks Ludwick |
| Additional photography | Brooks Ludwick |
| Production design | Kaitlin McHugh, Raquel Bouvy |
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| Art direction | Raquel Bouvy, Kaitlin McHugh |
| Set decoration | Raquel Bouvy, Kaitlin McHugh |
| Music | Amanda Jones |
| Sound | Amanda Jones |
| Costume design | Rachel Vallozzi, Vyvy Tran, Bunny Giuliani |
| Makeup | Rachel Vallozzi, Vyvy Tran, Bunny Giuliani |
| Hairstyling | Rachel Vallozzi, Vyvy Tran, Bunny Giuliani |
Release dates
Premiere
Digital
United Kingdom / Jan 21, 2022 / 15 / Netflix
United States / Jan 21, 2022 / Netflix
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