Name: Doing Life
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2026-10-02
Cast: Naomi Baker, Jay Reeves, Tamberla Perry, Karen Obilom, Jasmine Sargent

About the film

A single mother and an incarcerated man forge an unlikely bond through heartfelt letters, unlocking a door to redemption, hope and love against all odds.

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Fi1m review

No date yet in Poland. Doing Life opened elsewhere on 2 October 2026; our review will follow when it opens in Poland, or once the critics have had their say if it arrives on a streaming service first.

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Cast

Naomi Baker

Anika

Jay Reeves

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Tamberla Perry

Cathy

Karen Obilom

Trina

Jasmine Sargent

Lisa

Danielle Moné Truitt

Denise

Lucky Johnson

Quinn

Cornell Young IV

Donovan

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A woman and a man walk hand in hand past a graffiti-covered wall

A man carries folded clothes beside a woman in a denim jacket inside a home

A man uses a lighter to illuminate a painting as he works on it

Two women stand inside a brightly lit convenience store

Two sanitation workers in reflective vests talk beside a garbage truck and wheeled bin

Two women sit together on a bed, one resting her head on the other's shoulder beside an open album

Doing Life

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