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Poor Boy's Game

Country: United States, Language: English, 104 mins

  • Director: Clément Virgo
  • Writer: Chaz Thorne; Clément Virgo
  • Producer: Gilles Bélanger; Damon D'Oliveira

CGiii Comment

Good stuff...

Some would say a little far-fetched...but, very well executed nonetheless.

The gay theme is simply thrown away which is a pity since it would have provided a much needed complexity to the story.

It really did have the beginnings of a very good film...but...it drifted away.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Donnie Rose went to prison for beating a young man so brutally it left him handicapped for life. Nine years later, Donnie is out. He's a different man with only one place to go: back home to the same violent and racist neighborhood that created him. At the other end of town, the black community still wants revenge. The instrument of justice will be Ossie Paris, a devastatingly talented boxer who challenges Donnie to a match; a match Donnie's family and peers won't let him refuse. George Carvery has waited nine years to avenge his son's fate at the hands of Donnie. When finally they meet face to face, however, both realize they share a similar desire to overcome the past. As the barely contained racism boils to the surface, George and Donnie form a seemingly unlikely alliance. Their partnership makes them outcasts from both tribes, who will only be satisfied by blood in the ring.

Cast & Characters

Rossif Sutherland as Donnie Rose;
Danny Glover as George;
Flex Alexander as Ossie Paris;
Greg Bryk as Keith Rose;
Laura Regan as Emma;
Tonya Lee Williams as Ruth Carvery;
Stephen McHattie as Uncle Joe;
K.C. Collins as Charles Carvery;
Hugh Thompson as Chris Webb;
Dwain Murphy as Flipper;
Wes Williams as Nathan;
Jeremy Akerman as Mello;
Carol Sinclair as Abigail;
Lee J. Campbell as Cyril;
Timothy Edmonds as Dillon