Jahkor also ended up offering his services to gangster named Big Stunna ( Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), while also having a relationship with a woman named Shantaye (Shakira Ja’nai Paye) with whom he ends up having a son named Zion.

Instead, it substitutes a Cliffs Notes-style narration that sounds as bored as Harrison Ford’s in “ Blade Runner.He ends up serving a life sentence for murder and looks back on the days preceding his arrest and the circumstances of his childhood to find clues to his way forward in life and his survival.

This is NOT mounted or matted in any way and does not include anything other than the one sided image (media like vinyl, CDs, or tapes are NOT included). Sanders’ quietly mesmerizing performance refuses to let anyone cast Jahkor as either victim or villain, instead locating a tricky middle ground. During his childhood (Jadyn Emil Hall), he suffered abuse from his father JD ( Jeffrey Wright), who was a drug addict and a thug. In an unlikely journey of self-discovery, Jakhor explores the dangerous world that unites them, hoping to help his newborn son break a cycle that feels inescapable.The camera follows him with feline grace and dexterity, promising a far more intriguing 122 minutes than we’ll get. In July 2018, Ashton Sanders, Jeffrey Wright, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Regina Taylor joined the cast of the film. The drama co-stars Isaiah John (Snowfall), Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid’s Tale), Shakira Ja’Nai Paye (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Regina Taylor (The Unit), Christopher Meyer (The Affair) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen).

Hollywood’s Black movie greenlighting process is a pendulum that swings back and forth between slave movies and movies like this, both of which profit off our suffering while rarely having anything new to say or to add.Landing in prison beside his father, Jahkor embarks on an unlikely journey of self-discovery, exploring the events that unite them, in hopes of helping his newborn son break a cycle that feels unavoidable. The paper is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified to ensure it has been sourced from sustainable forests. His success spawned a seemingly endless series of “hood movies,” of which I became extremely sick of watching. They also take the time to deeply interrogate the systemic causes for their characters’ actions and their pain. Back to top All images, movie posters and stills are copyrighted by their respective copyright holders, producers and/or distributors.