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Amateur (2018 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Amateur' is a 2018 American sports drama film about a young basketball future star struggling with his personal life in pursuit of his dream. The film was released in the United States on April 6, 2018 on Netflix.
Premise
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur basketball when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.
Cast
* Michael Rainey Jr. as Terron Forte
* Tekola Cornetet as Stevion
* Walter Anaruk as Coach Nguyen
* Sharon Leal as Nia, Terron's mother
* Brian J. White as Vince, Terron's father
* Ketrick Copeland as Byron
* Josh Charles as Coach Gaines
* Corey Parker Robinson as Coach Curtis
* James Siakam as Olembe
* Stefan Frank as Petrus
* Ashlee Brian as Anton
Production
A crowd-funding project for the film, then known as 'Manchild', was started in 2011 by director Ryan Koo. In 2013, a short prequel to 'Manchild' was released under the name 'Amateur'. In November 2014, the name of the film was changed to its release title 'Amateur'. In January 2016, it was announced that Netflix had picked up the rights to 'Amateur' to finance and distribute the film.[https://deadline.com/2016/01/netflix-expands-global-indie-strategy-with-slate-of-new-features-sundance-1201686623/ Netflix Expands Global Indie Strategy With Slate Of New Features][https://variety.com/2016/film/news/netflix-movies-amateur-clinical-1201684577/ Netflix Expands Movie Slate With Five Titles]
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