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Across the Line(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-04-08
52%
14 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada
ProductionCompanies: 
Circle Blue Films
Movie: Across the Line
Top 9 Billed Cast
Stephan James
Mattie Slaughter
Sarah Jeffery
Jayme Crawley
Shamier Anderson
Carter Slaughter
Lanette Ware
Velma
Steven Love
John
Denis Theriault
Todd
Kim Parkhill
Police Officer
Cara Ricketts
Lori Downey
Hugh Thompson
Len Jacobsen
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Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.
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2016-04-08
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5.2
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