Completed - ENGLISH, GERMAN - Drama - 91 minutes
When a black teen moves to Germany with his single father, he must deal with culture shock and his infatuation with a rebellious girl, all while dreaming of becoming a hip hop star.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Chad HARTIGAN Writer(s) : Chad HARTIGAN Cast : Markees CHRISTMAS, Craig ROBINSON, Carla JURI, Lina KELLER, Jakub GIERSZAŁ, Levin HENNING Producer(s) : Adele ROMANSKI, Sara MURPHY, Martin HEISLER, Gabriele SIMON
Morris Gentry is 13, overweight, and fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G. He’s entering puberty, self-conscious, and new to living in Heidelberg, Germany, where nobody else looks or acts like him. His single father Curtis is better at relating to Morris as a friend than a father, bonding with his son over their shared love of music. Initially, Morris only interacts with Curtis and Inka, his kind - if naïve - German language tutor, but when forced to attend summer classes at a youth center, he instantly falls in love. 15-year-old Katrin is just the girl for Morris: rebellious, cool as ice, and not as indifferent toward him as the other kids. As the two begin to develop a slow friendship (albeit one that Morris hopes will be the start of something deeper), Morris drifts further from Curtis, who is having a hard time of his own adjusting to his son’s burgeoning adolescence. In the wake of these changing relationships, Morris risks everything in a journey far outside of his comfort zone toward self-confidence and acceptance in this new, foreign environment.
Country(ies) : USA, GERMANY
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