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Movie

A Thousand and One

2023R1h 56m6.6 / 10

Times change. Love stays the same.

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

More about A Thousand and One

Cast

Teyana TaylorInez
William CatlettLucky
Josiah CrossTerry
Aven CourtneyTerry 13 Year Old
Aaron Kingsley AdetolaTerry 6 Years Old
Terri AbneyKim Jones
Delissa ReynoldsMrs. Jones
Amelia WorkmanAnita Tucker

Credits

Directed by
A.V. Rockwell
Written by
A.V. Rockwell

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Box office
$3.4M

Production

  • Sight Unseen PicturesUnited States
  • MakereadyUnited States
  • Hillman Grad ProductionsUnited States

Themes

1990sfelonmother son relationshipnew york cityparent child relationshipwoman director