“Dope” is one of the freshest & diverse films of 2015 . The film is a throwback in a sense to ’90s “Hip Hop” movies like Juice, Menace II Society & House Party — but with contemporary sensibilities, including scenes involving Bitcoin, drones, Amazon and hacking.
The coming of age tale has a cast of gifted young actors including Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Blake Anderson, Zoe Kravitz, A$AP Rocky, Chanel Iman and Quincy Brown.
Within the flick, a crew of high school seniors attempt to navigate through their tough neighborhood in Inglewood, CA, but end up getting involved with some drug dealers that change their entire outlook on life.
The film was written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, produced by Forest Whitaker and executive produced by moguls Sean “Diddy” Combs and Pharrell Williams. Dope debuted in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and was a crowd favorite.
Dope is out in theaters on June 19.