Netflix ORIGINAL FILM

THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION 

You never age out of your passion.

From writer and director Radha Blank and producer Lena Waithe comes a fresh New York tale on Netflix globally October 9.

About The Forty-Year-Old Version

Radha, a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. But when she foils what seems like her last shot at success, she’s left with no choice but to reinvent herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime. The Forty-Year-Old Version follows Radha as she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater on a quest to find her true voice.

Winner of the Directing Prize at The 2020 Sundance Film Festival, The Forty-Year-Old Version is a hilariously candid and deeply personal debut from writer/director Radha Blank. A fresh addition to the New York City slice-of-life canon shot in lush black and white 35mm, Blank’s film is an ode to the unfulfilled, and those whose adversity gives them a one-of-a-kind story to tell.

THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (L-R): RADHA BLANK (WRITER, DIRECTOR) as RADHA, OSWIN BENJAMIN as D. Cr. NETFLIX ©2020

THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION – PETER Y. KIM as ARCHIE. Cr. JEONG PARK/NETFLIX ©2020

Directed By | Radha Blank

Written By | Radha Blank

Produced By | Lena Waithe, Jordan Fudge, Radha Blank, Inuka Bacote-Capiga, Jennifer Semler, Rishi Rajani

Starring | Radha Blank, Peter Kim, Oswin Benjamin, Imani Lewis, Haskiri Velazquez, Antonio Ortiz, TJ Atoms, Jacob Ming Trent, Stacey Sargeant, William Oliver Watkins, Meghan O’Neill, André Ward, Welker White, with Reed Birney