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Professional basketball player Paul Porter was at the top of his game when an injury forces him into retirement. Soon after accepting a leadership role at a university he experiences a life changing tragedy and loses the one thing that was close to him. Distraught over the tragedy, he is arrested and sentenced to community service at a youth facility. There he meets Russell Martin. the son of a single mother, who is torn between the dark influence of his older brother and the love for his mother. Paul see's a young version of himself in Russell and begins to mentor him. The intersection of their two lives will create a chain of events that will challenge their beliefs about fate, choice, and redemption.
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Professional basketball player Paul Porter was at the top of his game when an injury forces him into retirement. Soon after accepting a leadership role at a university he experiences a life changing tragedy and loses the one thing that was close to him. Distraught over the tragedy, he is arrested and sentenced to community service at a youth facility. There he meets Russell Martin. the son of a single mother, who is torn between the dark influence of his older brother and the love for his mother. Paul see's a young version of himself in Russell and begins to mentor him. The intersection of their two lives will create a chain of events that will challenge their beliefs about fate, choice, and redemption.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Drama
Written By:Dalas Davis, Sean Kinchlow
In Theaters:10/19/2012
Box Office:$300,000
Runtime:103 minutes
Studio:Against the Current, Fishers of Men Entertainment, Imagination Nexus, Moral Compass Pictures, Freestyle Releasing
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