Foster Boy

2020

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date (Streaming): September 25, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Amy Brenneman, Anand Desai-Barochia, Dominic Burgess, Evan Handler, Greg Germann, Julie Benz, Lex Scott Davis, Louis Gossett Jr., Matthew Modine, Michael Beach, Michael Hyatt, Shane Paul McGhie

Summary: Michael Trainer (Matthew Modine) is a high-powered corporate lawyer, estranged from his family and his humanity; Jamal Randolph (Shane Paul McGhie) is an angry young man who has been imprisoned after enduring years of abuse in the corrupt foster care system. If Michael and Jamal can overcome their differences, they may find justice forMichael Trainer (Matthew Modine) is a high-powered corporate lawyer, estranged from his family and his humanity; Jamal Randolph (Shane Paul McGhie) is an angry young man who has been imprisoned after enduring years of abuse in the corrupt foster care system. If Michael and Jamal can overcome their differences, they may find justice for Jamal and expose the immorality of for-profit foster care. … Expand

Director: Youssef Delara

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 109 min

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Richard Roeper

Sep 17, 2020

Foster Boy certainly follows the legal thriller blueprint, sometimes to credulity-stretching limits — but this is a solid and important story about systematic abuse within the foster care system, featuring an outstanding cast including a half-dozen seasoned veterans who know how to sell even the most melodramatic moments. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 22, 2020

They’ve made an uneven melodrama that’s easier to get behind than to endorse for its cinematic realism. But I will. Maybe for old time’s sake. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Fagerholm

Sep 25, 2020

Had the filmmakers put forth the effort to view the story through Jamal’s eyes, they may have had a worthy cinematic counterpart to their noble off-camera achievements. Read full review

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