TMDb Rating
5.2/10
5 verified votes
Rock the Paint (2005)
Drama
90 min
"Basketball. Life. You gotta own it!"
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
DramaPhil BertelsenJas AndersonTom Brennan2005
Director
Phil Bertelsen
Top Cast
Jas AndersonTom BrennanKim BrockingtonJohn DomanJayme Lynn Evans
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