From Lionsgate Films, on October 11th, comes “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete”
In this movie based on a real story, where two young boys are left to fend for themselves after their mother’s are taken away by authorities. We invite you to watch the trailer and finish reading the post after…
Preview of “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete”
Sundance
Audiences at Sundance gave the cast and crew a standing ovation… no, make that four standing ovations.
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. – Sundance
As a parent watching this story unfold was terrifying. This is something many parents never even dream of happening to anyone’s child but unfortunately, this it did happen, does happen and not just here in the US, but in other countries as well. The plight of these two young boys is heartbreaking but their trust in each other and their growing street-smarts help them learn how to survive and never give up.
“If you can’t find a way. Create one.” #3 of Eight Principles to Get Through Life’s Inevitable Defeats
We’re sure you can feel the power of this film in the few minutes that you watched the trailer – we encourage you to save the date of October 11th and see it in a theater near you opening weekend – support good story-telling and indie films.
About The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
During a sweltering summer in New York City, 14-year-old Mister’s hard-living mother is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete 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.
Directed by Tillman and written by Michael Starrbury and starring Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Jennifer Hudson, Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, Jordin Sparks, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Jeffrey Wright, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Anthony Mackie. Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, and Bob Teitel produced the film with Alicia Keys, Susan Lewis, Clay Floren, Aimee Shieh, Julio Depietro, Keith Kjarval, Mary Vernieu, and Amy Nauiokas on as executive producers.
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