The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (2013)

Coming of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.

Director:

George Tillman Jr.

Writer:

Michael Starrbury

Stars:

Anthony Mackie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jeffrey Wright

Cast

Credited cast:
Anthony Mackie	...	Kris
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Pike
Jeffrey Wright	...	Henry
Jennifer Hudson	...	Gloria
Jordin Sparks	...	Alice
Ethan Dizon	...	Pete
Adam Trese	...	Alice's Boyfriend
Julito McCullum	...	Dip Stick
Skylan Brooks	...	Mister
Chandler Frantz	...	Paul Finch-Audition Boy
Amelia Scaramucci	...	McDonald's Employee
Joseph Adams	...	Mr. Carey
Tarik Lowe	...	Crew Member #1
Joey Auzenne	...	Officer Duckworth
Lana Giacose

Storyline

Coming of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2013 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

iDeal Partners Film Fund, State Street Pictures, Floren Shieh Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

This film needs a much higher rating

I saw this film at Sundance and the cast and crew got about four standing ovations. People who raved about Fruitvale said this film tops it. This a great film! This film is a cross between Spike Lee's Clockers (1995) and Hirokazu Koreeda's Nobody Knows (2004), with a bit of Fresh (1994) mixed in. Based on a true story, Nobody Knows portrays siblings who are abandoned by their mother and forced to survive on their own. Resiliency is a trait of many urban kids. Even in tragedy they were just kids. Mister and Pete doesn't try to let the audience "off the hook". The performances pull you in, or at least it did for me.

I was surprised to see how low the ratings were for this film.