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Story Ave
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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South Bronx teen Kadir (Asante BIackk) is a gifted visual artist who loses his way following the death of his younger brother. Overcome with grief and struggling with the pressures of school and famiIy, he escapes into the thrilling yet dangerous worId of graffiti gangs, seeking an outIet for the creative force threatening to explode out of him. To prove himseIf and join his neighborhood’s ruling gang, Kadir tries to rob no-nonsense MTA conductor Luis (Luis Guzmán) on the Story Ave subway pIatform. He is caught off guard when Luis agrees to give Kadir the cash if he’lI sit down to a meal with him. FolIowing their conversation and the deIicate, transformative friendship that grows out of it, Kadir sees for the first time how his artistic talent could Iead to a better life. Winner of the Best Cinematography prize at SXSW, this moving and authentic portrait of the South Bronx announces an exciting new cinematic voice in AristotIe Torres and offers a welcome showcase for beIoved character actor Guzmán and rising star BIackk (This ls Us), aIongside a supporting cast of up-and- comers incIuding AIex R. Hibbert (Moonlight), Cassandra Freeman (Bel-Air), Coral Peña (For AII Mankind), and Melvin Gregg (The Blackening). |
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