Fresh

1994, Drama, 1h 52m

41 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Well cast and sharply directed, Fresh serves as an attention-getting calling card for writer-director Boaz Yakin as well as a gripping urban drama. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Fresh (Sean Nelson) is a 12-year-old drug dealer who finds himself trapped in a web of poverty, corruption and racial tension in Brooklyn, New York. When his drug-addict sister Nichole (N'Bushe Wright) starts sleeping with local drug lord Esteban (Giancarlo Esposito), Fresh calls upon the skills he learned playing chess with his alcoholic father and speed-chess champion Sam (Samuel L. Jackson) and devises a complex strategy that will free both himself and his sister.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Boaz Yakin
  • Producer:
    Lawrence Bender, Randy Ostrow
  • Writer:
    Boaz Yakin
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $7.7M
  • Runtime:
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Stereo

Cast & Crew

Sean Nelson
Fresh
Giancarlo Esposito
Esteban
Samuel L. Jackson
Sam
N'Bushe Wright
Nichole
Ron Brice
Corky
Jean-Claude La Marre
Jake
Luis Lantigua
Chuckie
Yul Vazquez
Chillie
Cheryl Freeman
Aunt Frances
Boaz Yakin
Director
Lawrence Bender
Producer
Randy Ostrow
Producer
Boaz Yakin
Screenwriter
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Critic Reviews for Fresh

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