The modern day "Through the Looking Glass". Enough said. But because of requirements here is a bit more. I caught this movie midway through in the middle of the night on one of the movie channels. I was intrigued by the honesty of the characters, the lines, and the idea of Samuel L. Jackson in a cameo. Fresh, as he is known, is a boy dealing with the harsh realities of inner city life and a broken family but rises above his circumstances although he is walking in them. This movie is a drama and a thriller. Just a heads up- there is a lot of brash language and situations but none gratuitous and no glamorization of crime. I found it to be a deep, thoughtful, heart-wrenching tale of the realities of life's circumstances and how one little hero overcame through the wisdom of chess.
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