 Way Past Cool Country of Origin: USA Running Time: 98 minutes Director: Adam Davidson Producer(s): Ira Deutchman Writer(s): Jess Mowry, Yule Caise Cast: Wayne Collins, Luchisha Evans, Terrance Williams, Karreem Woods |
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Based on the award-winning best seller by Jess Mowry, "Way Past Cool" is a coming-of-age story a group of young black kids living on the bleak and ragged turf of "Oaktown," better known as Oakland, California. The largest, Gordon may be their leader, but it is Lyon, thought to be "magic," who is their spiritual heart. When a powerful 16-year old drug dealer tries to set the Friends against their rivals, it's his unwilling bodyguard who emerges as a key player in this drama that illuminates America's urban reality in a totally fresh way. The story is hard and soft, moving and funny, lyrical and yet shocking, as it paints a portrait of children living on the slimmest of edges. But mostly, "Way Past Cool" is an inspiring, even hopeful, testament to the renewing power of love. |
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