It’s been a while since we’ve had a good Black coming of age film. Well, Dope is angling to fill that void. It reminds of the classic, The Wood. Check out the synopsis and trailer below and get ready for the hijinks of these teenagers.
Malcolm is a geek, carefully surviving life in The Bottoms, a tough neighborhood in Inglewood, CA filled gangsters and drugs dealers, while juggling his senior year of college applications, interviews and the SAT. His dream is to attend Harvard. A chance invitation to a big underground party leads Malcolm and his friends into a, only in Los Angeles, gritty adventure filed with offbeat characters and bad choices. If Malcolm can persevere, he’ll go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Cast:
Shameik Moore – Malcolm
Kiersey Clemons – Diggy
Tony Revolori – Jib
Zoë Kravitz – Nakia
A$AP Rocky – Dom
Blake Anderson – Will
Keith Stanfield – Bug
Rick Fox – Councilman Blackmon
Kimberly Elise – Lisa Hayes
Forest Whitaker – Narrator
Crew:
Director/Writer – Rick Famuyiwa
Producer – Forest Whitaker
Dope is set to be released June 19, 2015. Tickets are available here.
