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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
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Two youths from the Brooklyn projects, 14-year-old Mister and nine-year-old Pete, attempt to fend for themselves on the streets during a sweltering summer in New York City after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
Two youths from the Brooklyn projects, 14-year-old Mister and nine-year-old Pete, attempt to fend for themselves on the streets during a sweltering summer in New York City after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
Actors:
Kennedy Moronta,
Joseph Adams,
Tarik Lowe,
Ethan Dizon,
Patrick Wetzel,
Michael Chmiel,
Jimmy Hays,
Adriane Lenox,
Massiel Mordan,
Rege Lewis,
Kate Buddeke,
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Kennedy Moronta
Joseph Adams
4 February 1956, Concord, California, USA
Tarik Lowe
Ethan Dizon
Patrick Wetzel
Michael Chmiel
Jimmy Hays
Adriane Lenox
11 September 1956, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Massiel Mordan
Rege Lewis
14 November 1973, Augusta, Georgia, USA
Kate Buddeke
Genre:
Drama
Director:
George Tillman Jr.
George Tillman Jr.
26 January 1969, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Country:
United States
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November 02, 2013
The expressive performances of the two young protagonists helps to smooth over the rough spots in a script that too often turns sappy and heavy-handed.
October 11, 2013
A gritty, sometimes downright heartwrenching story of two young boys left to fend for themselves for weeks during a boiling-hot summer in a Brooklyn housing project.
October 28, 2013
Mister and Pete are, as the title goes, inevitably served up defeat at practically every turn, but ultimately it is outweighed by the strength and resilience the pair come to consistently display in the oppressive face of it.
October 10, 2013
"The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete" is a moving bit of mischief and mayhem that will break your heart, give you hope, make you laugh, possibly cry.
April 08, 2014
At its best, the movie is emotionally rapturous, helped along by Brooks's incredible talent. At its worst, while it avoids falling into poverty porn (to my judgment, at least), it runs into a kind of hysteria of putting children in danger.
March 21, 2017
The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete will hopefully usher in a new wave of coming of age tales that inspire and redefine expectations.
December 10, 2014
This is an impressive piece of grass-roots filmmaking.
October 10, 2013
Pitched fascinatingly, at times uneasily, between misery and uplift, "Mister & Pete" tells the story of an endlessly resourceful child who survives the unimaginable over one long summer.
March 21, 2016
Directing pitfalls notwithstanding, these young stars deliver such earnest performances that the audience will find it hard not to be moved by their tale.
October 11, 2013
Proves to be as awkward as its title thanks to its uneven screenplay and tone, and questionable casting in supporting parts.
April 14, 2016
Everyone involved here does so much good work that the film's blemishes are easy to overlook.
October 10, 2013
They may be tiny little kids, but they deliver outsize performances.