Release Date: 2016-04-08
Overview: Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.
Rating: 5.2 / 10
Stephan James
as Mattie Slaughter
Sarah Jeffery
as Jayme Crawley
Shamier Anderson
as Carter Slaughter
Lanette Ware
as Velma
Steven Love
as John
Director X. - Director
Joseph Murray - Original Music Composer
Amos Adetuyi - Producer
Mark Gosine - Producer
Elizabeth Guildford - Line Producer
Starts out alright but as a whole a rather lackluster film with a oversimplified view on racism. Directed by a director who refers to himself as 'Director X' who after a bit of research was a Hype ...