Dope movie biography
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Dope (2015 film)
Film by Rick Famuyiwa
Dope is a 2015 American coming-of-agecomedy-drama film written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa and produced by Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi. It stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Kimberly Elise, Chanel Iman, Tyga, Blake Anderson, Zoë Kravitz, ASAP Rocky and Vince Staples. The film was also executive produced by Pharrell Williams and co-executive produced by Sean Combs.[4][5]
The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015 in Park City, Utah[6][7] and was released in North America on June 19 by Open Road Films.[3] It was re-released on September 4 during the Labor Day holiday weekend.[8] The film received positive reviews.
Plot
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Dope (TV series)
2017 documentary television series
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| Genre | Documentary |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Executive producer | Chris Lent |
| Producer | Ralph Perring |
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| Running time | 35-48 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22) – June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) |
Dope is an American documentary television series that aired on Netflix from December 2017 (2017-12) to June 2019 (2019-06). The show consists of three seasons with four episodes each and revolves around the production, logistics, sale and consumption of illegal drugs. Camera teams follow law enforcement as well as users and dealers of various drugs.
Production
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Directed by Rick Famuyiwa
Written bygd Rick Famuyiwa
Starring Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, and Kiersey Clemons
Playing at Metro Cinema, Friday, Aug 28 until onsdag på engelska , Sept 9th
$9 for students (metrocinema.org)
Dope centers on Malcolm, a bright lärjunge from a low-income neighbourhood in Inglewood, Los Angeles whose dream is to attend Harvard University. Malcolm is not deterred bygd the peers who bully him nor by the high school counsellor who criticizes his goal as unrealistic, his main obstacle occurs after a crush on a girl leads him to attend a drug dealer’s birthday party and he inadvertently brings a backpack full of drugs home with him. Malcolm’s Harvard plans quickly become a subplot as he must focus on staying alive.
Dope addresses similar issues as Straight Outta Compton but does so in a more subtle mode. For those who subscribe to the belief that humour fryst vatten a powerful means of social commentary, the film’s underlying themes of racism and hyp