Release Date: 4/2/21; Netflix (Original Release – 9/13/20)
Genre: Drama/Based On A True Story
Rating: R
Director: Ricky Staub
Studio(s): Green Door Pictures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Neighborhood Film Co., Tucker Tooley Entertainment; Netflix
Running Time: 111 mins.
Cast: Idris Elba (Harp), Caleb McLaughlin (Cole), Jharrel Jerome (Smush), Lorraine Toussaint (Nessie), Byron Bowers (Rome), Method Man (Leroy).
Story: In this drama inspired by the real-life Fletcher Street Stables, 15-year-old Cole is taken to live with his estranged father Harp in North Philadelphia. There he discovers the city’s vibrant urban cowboy subculture, which has existed for more than 100 years providing a safe haven for the neighborhood despite the surrounding poverty, violence, and encroachment of gentrification. Source: IMDB; Shadow and Act.
Movie Clip:
Black Cinema Connection 