Black & Blue (2009)

With a meth-addict for a mother and a non-existent father, AMBER (17) doesn't have much in this world, except for one thing...her music. Through circumstances beyond her control Amber ends ... See full summary »

Director:

Jill Maxcy

Writer:

Liz Maccie

Stars:

Christine Evans, Zach Harmon, Derrick Denicola

Cast

Credited cast:
Christine Evans	...	Amber
Zach Harmon	...	Billy
Derrick Denicola	...	Ryan
Carolina Hoyos	...	Teresa
Daniel Galo	...	Marco
Vanessa Villalovos	...	Maria
Jorge Alvarado	...	Carlito
Cathy Baron	...	Cynthia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenze Adamson	...	Social Worker
Phoenix Adoni	...	Mr. Watkins
Marco A. Aguilera	...	Bus Driver
Tate Ammons	...	Ron
Ashley Baxstrom	...	Ellie
Tony Collucci	...	Homeless Man #2
Zia Domic	...	Sandra (as Zrinka Domic)

Storyline

With a meth-addict for a mother and a non-existent father, AMBER (17) doesn't have much in this world, except for one thing...her music. Through circumstances beyond her control Amber ends up on the streets on Los Angeles. Navigating her way through the world of the homeless, Amber finds solace in a run-down music store where she meets an old-time blues musician, BILLY. Billy's life has become outdated. Not needed. And unnecessary. Having lost his daughter many years ago, Billy unknowingly looks to heal some of his wounds by helping Amber. Living on the streets there is also a group of kids that perform music on the Long Beach Promenade for money. Amber finds herself being drawn to this group. She eventually starts to hang with these kids, using her musical abilities to pay her way. Over the course of a month, Amber finds that sometimes we can find acceptance in the most unexpected places. That sometimes things aren't always so black and white because sometimes the pain we all carry ...

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Plot Keywords:

color in title

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Taglines:

On the streets you've got nowhere to turn--You've got to turn your life around.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material including drug content and some domestic abuse, and for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

SDG Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"The Battle (I'm Free)"
Written by Carolina Hoyos and Shanda Renee
Performed by Carolina Hoyos and Christine Evans

User Reviews

Mehh

I went into this movie with pretty much no idea what I would be watching. I merely knew I had an indie movie in front of me. Black and Blue has a somewhat interesting storyline and even a few decent moments. However most of the acting (at least all of the main cast) is horrible, the cinematography - especially the general tone of the movie

• is pretty uninteresting, seems unfinished.

Sadly, whenever one thinks the movie might take a turn for the better in one or the other scene, raised hopes fall apart just after the next cut.

The only good thing about this movie is the soundtrack. There are quite some decent independent tunes on here but that alone doesn't make it passable. Sad, since the material might have been a decent base for a really good movie...

What could have been a nice film turned out to be quite disappointing.