12 Mar 2018
First Match
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father.
Amateur
Every dream has a price.
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.
Top Billed Cast
Michael Rainey Jr. Terron Forte
Josh Charles Coach Gaines
Sharon Leal Nia
Brian J. White Vince
Corey Parker Robinson Coach Curtis
Ashlee Brian Anton
Tekola Cornetet Stavian
Ted Maritz JP
Collin Blackford Student
Christopher Warner Coach Rob
Freddie Basnight Referee (uncredited)
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