The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Director X.Director
- Floyd KaneWriter
- Joseph MurrayOriginal Music Composer
- Lodewijk VosOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Stephan JamesMattie Slaughter
- Sarah JefferyJayme Crawley
- Shamier AndersonCarter Slaughter
- Lanette WareVelma
- Steven LoveJohn
- Denis TheriaultTodd
- Kim ParkhillPolice Officer
- Cara RickettsLori Downey
- Hugh ThompsonLen Jacobsen
Stills
Themes
canadaice hockeyracismhalifax