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Finding Nicole
USA 2025
produced by
Kaiti Wallen, Harley Wallen, Joseph Kelbie Williamson (co), Joseph Victor (co), Nicole Beverly (co), Jeffrey C. Berry (co) for Painted Creek Productions
directed by Harley Wallen
starring Kaiti Wallen, Sean Whalen, Richard Tyson, Mari G., Shawntay Dalon, Debra Lamb, Blanca Blanco, Vida Ghaffari, Ayden Franklin, Isaiah Franklin, Alyssa Caswell, Michael James Alexander, Marcus Woods, Pierre S. Aristide, Deon Hunt, Shawn Jones, Cameron Benjamin, Jeffrey C. Berry, Don Klinck, Carol Jaworski, Aaron Noble, Dominique Alexander, Shelby Bradley, Tandreka Keaton, Jackie Montalvo, John Miles, Candice Davis-Price, Harley Wallen
story by Nicole Beverly, Harley Wallen, screenplay by Geoffrey D. Calhoun, music by Kaizad Patel, Firoze Patel
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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When Warren (Mari G.) asks Nicole out for the first time, she feels
like the luckiest girl in the world, and it's not long before the two
become a very happy couple. Sure, Warren has some jealousy issues, but in
a way that's sweet even. And so it's not long before the two have two
children (Ayden and Isaiah Franklin), and thing couldn't be happier ...
but family life and his job soon begin to wear Warren down and he starts
drinking - and his drinking soon lets his true character shine through, as
he becomes more and more irritated and starts beating up Nicole
repeatedly, so much so that the police has to intervene time and again and
Nicole ultimately has a personal protection order issued against Warren,
an order he repeatedly ignores, and he even rapes Nicole during one of his
visits. Thing is, the police is only slow to handle the case, especially
since as an ex cop, Warren still has many friends at the precinct. It's
only when he threatens Nicole with a loaded gun that he's arrested. In
court, Nicole is paired up with an able and ambitous prosecutor, but
Warren's lawyer (Sean Whalen) proves to be a master of spinning the truth,
And then it's found out that from within jail, Warren has put a hit on
Nicole and their children ...
Fan favourite Debra Lamb shines as Nicole's mother.
Based on the true story of Nicole Beverly, who has not only
co-written the screen story but also co-produced, this is a pretty
disturbing movie that really does a good job making the torture of
domestic violence palbable, on one hand thanks to a new frills script that
puts a focus on the subtleties of abuse, making it all the more palpable
that way, on the other thanks to Kaiti Wallen, who delivers a true
powerhouse performance as the film's sufferint protagonist who only slowly
learns how to stand the tide. And thanks to a fittingly subtle direction
and a solid ensemble cast, this has turned out to be a great movie that's
unlikely to leave anyone cold.
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