The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others.
Synopsis
Chantel Mitchell, a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to become "just another girl on the IRT" (the IRT is one of NYC's subway lines). She dreams of medical school, a family, and an escape from the generational poverty and street-corner life her friends seem to have accepted as their lot. But personal and sexual challenges confront Chantel on her way to fulfilling these dreams.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic64/100
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Leslie HarrisDirector
- Leslie HarrisWriter
- Eric SadlerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ariyan A. JohnsonChantel Mitchell
- Kevin ThigpenTyrone
- Ebony JeridoNatete
- Chequita JacksonPaula
- Jerard WashingtonGerard
- Tony WilkesOwen Mitchell
- Karen RobinsonDebra Mitchell
- Johnny RosesMr. Weinberg
- Kisha RichardsonLavonica
- Monet DunhamDenisha
- Wendell MooreMr. Moore
- William BadgettCedric
Stills
Themes
new york citybrooklyn, new york citynew york subwaywoman directorinner city life