Rock the Paint

Rock the Paint

Basketball. Life. You gotta own it!

R 2005 · 90 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

A coming-of-age story ignites when teenager Josh Sendler has to pack up his hoop dreams and move from the lush cornfields of Indiana to the harsh inner-city playgrounds of Newark, N.J.. He meets and befriends basketball phenom, Antwon Jackson, on the local court and together they make a run for the high school state championship. Their friendship is tested along the way and ultimately must prove itself in the face of the explosive n-word.

Directed by Phil Bertelsen · Written by Dallas Brennan Rexer

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