Rock the Paint (2005)

  • R
  • 01/01/2005 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 30m

Basketball. Life. You gotta own it!

Overview

A coming-of-age story ignites when teenager Josh Sendler has to pack up his hoop dreams and move from the lush cornfields of Indiana to the harsh inner-city playgrounds of Newark, N.J.. He meets and befriends basketball phenom, Antwon Jackson, on the local court and together they make a run for the high school state championship. Their friendship is tested along the way and ultimately must prove itself in the face of the explosive n-word.

Dallas Brennan

Screenplay

Phil Bertelsen

Director

Cast

Jas Anderson's headshot

Jas Anderson

T-Bone
Tom Brennan's headshot

Tom Brennan

Theo
Kim Brockington's headshot

Kim Brockington

Tasha
John Doman's headshot

John Doman

Father Pete
Jayme Lynn Evans's headshot

Jayme Lynn Evans

Jenny
Andrea Fagan's headshot

Andrea Fagan

Student
Reginald Footman's headshot

Reginald Footman

Gee
Joanna HartsHorne's headshot

Joanna HartsHorne

Kiesha

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