The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete
Release Date: October 11, 2013 (limited)
Studio: Codeblack Films (Lionsgate)
Director: George Tillman, Jr.
Screenwriter: Michael Starrbury
Producers: Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, Bob Teitel
Executive producers: Alicia Keys, Susan Lewis, Clay Floren, Aimee Shieh, Julio DePietro, Keith Kjarval, Mary Vernieu, Amy Nauiokas
Director of photography: Reed Morano
Production designer: Jane Musky
Music: Alicia Keys, Mark Isham
Costume designer: Charlese Antoinette Jones
Editor: Jamie Kirkpatrick
Cast: Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Anthony Mackie, Jeffrey Wright, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbale, Julito McCullum, Ken Maharaj
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: During a sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister’s (Brooks) hard-living mother (Hudson) is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete (Dizon) alone to forage for food while dodging child protective services and the destructive scenarios of the Brooklyn projects. Faced with more than any child can be expected to bear, the resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly unmovable obstacles. But what really keeps the pair in the survival game is much more Mister’s vulnerability than his larger-than-life attitude.
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete is a beautifully observed and tremendously moving film about salvation through friendship and the way transformation sometimes can happen just by holding on long enough.
Clip #1 – Jennifer Hudson
Clip – Eat Your Cheeseburger
Clip – Why Do You Frown?
Clip – It’s Inevitable
Clip – Anthony Mackie
Clip – Can’t Tell Anyone
Clip – Going to Beverly Hills
