Poor Boy’s Game

Details
Genre:
Drama
Run Times:
103 min
Language:
English
Cast:
Rossif Sutherland, Flex Alexander, Danny Glover
Director:
Clement Virgo
Writer:
Chaz Thorne, Clement Virgo
Plot Summary

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 neighbourhood 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 realise 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 sides, who will only be satisfied by blood in the ring. The two men get to know each other in the eye of a storm, knowing full well that their futures will be decided with the bell of the first round.

Quotes

“Poor Boy’s Game” may rep his best work so far, blending seamlessly his preoccupation with race, fluid identities, and complex sexuality.”
-Leslie Felperin

Reviews

Variety – Poor Boy’s Game