Rock The Paint tells the story of teenager Josh Sendler, a basketball player from the lush cornfields of Indiana whose knowledge of race, prejudice, and friendship are tested when he is relocated to the tough, urban streets of Newark NJ.

A racially charged coming of age story, Rock The Paint ignites when Josh has to pack up his hoop dreams and move from the lush cornfields of Indiana to the harsh inner-city streets of Newark, NJ. He befriends basketball phenomenon Antwon Jackson on the local court and together they make a run for the high school state championship. Their friendship is tested along the way and ultimately must prove itself in the face of the explosive N-word.

The movie stars Douglas Smith as Josh, Kevin Phillips as Antwon, and Jas Anderson as T-Bone.

Rock The Paint opens on two brothers, seventeen year old Josh and eleven year old Tim, living on a farm in Indiana. Their world revolves around urban hiphop groups like NWA and all-state midwest basketball. They live in a borrowed room with Lenny, their father, who is still recovering from the death of his wife. The little family is abruptly thrown into a new world when Lenny lands a teaching job in Newark, New Jersey. Black urban culture, no longer safely bottled up in the music pounding on Tim’s 80s style boombox, hits them in the face from the moment they step onto their first Newark basketball street court. On the court, Josh quickly makes friends with Antwone but finds himself increasingly shut out by Antwone’s best friend T-Bone. Racial tensions build as T-Bone turns on Josh when the “white-boy” displaces him as a starter on their all-Black high school team, and Antwone falls out with Josh when he hears Tim blurt out the N-word. When T-Bone betrays them both in two shocking acts of violence, it’s only by the narrowest of margins that retribution is sought on the basketball court instead of on the streets of Newark with guns and blades. But even in the final moments of the big game, racial tensions explode on the court, and when the two teams clash, all hell breaks loose. — PsychGirl

Rock the Paint An explosive coming-of-age story ignites when teenager Josh Sendler (Douglas Smith) is forced to pack up his senior-year hoop dreams and move from the lush cornfields of Indiana to the harsh, inner-city streets of Newark, New Jersey. He meets and befriends basketball phenomenon Antwon (Kevin Phillips) on the local court, and together, they make a run for the high school state championship. But can their friendship survive amidst a racially charged atmosphere that threatens to divide them? Available to buy from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk

Coach Carter Ken Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner, accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA, where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Carter sets about to change both. He immediately imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that include stipulations for respectful behavior, a dress code and good grades as requisites to being allowed to participate. The initial resistance from the boys is soon dispelled as the team under Carter's tutelage becomes a undefeated competitor in the games. However, when the overconfident team's behavior begins to stray and Carter learns that too many players are doing poorly in class, he takes immediate action. To the outrage of the team, the school and the community, Carter cancels all team activities and locks the court until the team shows acceptable academic improvement. Available to buy from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk

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