2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 49 m

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 49 m

Summary Michael Trainer (Matthew Modine) is a high-powered corporate lawyer, estranged from his family and his humanity; Jamal Randolph (Shane Paul McGhie) is an angry young man who has been imprisoned after enduring years of abuse in the corrupt foster care system. If Michael and Jamal can overcome their differences, they may find justice for J...

Directed By: Youssef Delara

Written By: Jay Paul Deratany

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 49 m

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 49 m

Foster Boy

Name: Foster Boy
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2020-09-25
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Matthew Modine, Shane Paul McGhie, Lex Scott Davis, Julie Benz, Amy Brenneman

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Written By: Jay Paul Deratany

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Chicago Sun-Times

Sep 17, 2020

Foster Boy certainly follows the legal thriller blueprint, sometimes to credulity-stretching limits — but this is a solid and important story about systematic abuse within the foster care system, featuring an outstanding cast including a half-dozen seasoned veterans who know how to sell even the most melodramatic moments.

By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Sep 22, 2020

They’ve made an uneven melodrama that’s easier to get behind than to endorse for its cinematic realism. But I will. Maybe for old time’s sake.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Sep 25, 2020

Had the filmmakers put forth the effort to view the story through Jamal’s eyes, they may have had a worthy cinematic counterpart to their noble off-camera achievements.

By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Foster Boy Movies, Pantheon Entertainment Corporation, Stay Relevant Productions

Release Date Sep 25, 2020

Duration 1 h 49 m

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Website http://www.fosterboy.com/

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Awards

Garden State Film Festival

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

International Black Film Festival of Nashville

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Tryon International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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Matthew Modine

Michael Trainer

Shane Paul McGhie

Jamal Randolph

Lex Scott Davis

Keisha James

Julie Benz

Pamela Dupree

Amy Brenneman

Kim Trainer

Anand Desai-Barochia

Sanjay

Greg Germann

Simon Davis

Louis Gossett Jr.

Judge George Taylor

Michael Beach

Bill Randolph

Evan Handler

Samuel Collins

Michael Hyatt

Shaina Randolph

Jordan Belfi

Jeff Masters

Dominic Burgess

Dan Cohen

Grant Harvey

Joey Poule

Blake Altounian

Benjamin Trainer

Krystian Alexander Lyttle

Young Jamal

Brendan Morrow

Young Joey

Angela Ai

Monica (Court Clerk)

Clayton Farris

Airline Manager

Jay Paul Deratany

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