ScreenShots Movies: The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

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 Jeffrey 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. Presenting Skylan Brooks (Mister) and Ethan Dizon (Pete) in the title roles

During a sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister’s (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 child protective services and the destructive scenarios of the Brooklyn projects. Faced with more than any child can be expected to bear, the resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly unmovable obstacles. But what really keeps the pair in the survival game is much more Mister’s vulnerability than his larger-than-life attitude.

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

Directed by George Tillman, Jr.
Produced by George Tillman, Jr.
Written by Michael Starrbury
Music by Alicia Keys, Mark Isham
Cinematography Reed Morano
Edited by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Production company Venture Forth
Distributed by CodeBlack Entertainment
Lionsgate Entertainment
Release dates October 11, 2013
Running time 120 minutes
Country United States
Language English