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Poor Boy's Game

Poor Boy's Game

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 11, 2007

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama

User Score

56%

Original Title

Poor Boy's Game

Director

Clement Virgo

Description

Donnie Rose went to prison for beating a young man so brutally it left him handicapped for life. Nine years later, Donnie is out. He's a different man with only one place to go: back home to the same violent and racist neighborhood that created him. At the other end of town, the black community still wants revenge. The instrument of justice will be Ossie Paris, a devastatingly talented boxer who challenges Donnie to a match; a match Donnie's family and peers won't let him refuse. George Carvery has waited nine years to avenge his son's fate at the hands of Donnie. When finally they meet face to face, however, both realize they share a similar desire to overcome the past.