The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete Dvd

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete is a 2013 American drama film directed by George Tillman, Jr. and written by Michael Starrbury. The film stars Anthony Mackie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks and U’Asi Wright. 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. Skylan Brooks and Ethan Dizon star in the title roles as Mister and Pete, respectively.

Plot

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During a sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister’s (Skylan Brooks) hard-living mother (Hudson) is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete (Dizon) alone to forage for food while dodging police and various hostile residents while awaiting a child actor casting call. Faced with more than any child can be expected to bear, the resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly immovable obstacles. But what really keeps the pair in the survival game is Mister’s intelligence and perseverance.

Cast

Skylan Brooks as Mister
Ethan Dizon as Pete
Anthony Mackie as Kris
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Pike
Jennifer Hudson as Gloria
Jordin Sparks as Alice
Jeffrey Wright as Henry
Julito McCullum as Dip Stick
Adam Trese as Alice’s Boyfriend
Michael Chmiel as Clerk
Chandler Frantz as Paul Finch-Audition Boy
Marcus Carl Franklin as College Kid