Rick Famuyiwa: Dope
File Video I lack ★★★
There are some contents in this movie that pay homage to the cinema of Spike Lee. The main characters are actually three guys who are high school seniors and are described as geeks. They live in a neighborhood of Inglewood, California, called 'The Bottoms', where crime is frequent and you could easily get in trouble when you're not doing the right thing. One of them, Malcolm, wants to be admitted to Harvard University, and he has qualities, but they seem not to be enough for a black man to go to that university. Involved unwillingly in drug trafficking because of his inexperience, he simultaneously needs to get out of this situation and figure out his admission to Harvard. Produced by Forest Whitaker and premiered at Sundance Film Festival.