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Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the all-boys' wrestling team is the only way b...
Mar 30, 2018 · First Match: Directed by Olivia Newman. With Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome. Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the boys' wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.
First Match is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Olivia Newman, based on her 2010 short film of the same name. The film stars Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome, and Jared Kemp.
Mar 30, 2018 · “First Match” is a tough film with a tender streak for its protagonist and her struggles. Emanuelle’s performance carries the film past its episodic feel and into a sense of a young woman at the crossroads of her life.
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the all-boys wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.
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A tenacious high school girl raised in foster homes tries to reconnect with her ex-con father by joining a boys wrestling team. Watch trailers & learn more.
Compelling teen drama has violence and language. Read Common Sense Media's First Match review, age rating, and parents guide.
Mar 22, 2018 · SXSW Film Review: ‘First Match’. Elvire Emanuelle sparkles in this bruising drama about a foster kid who worships her no-good dad and becomes an underground boxer.
First Match 2018 | Maturity Rating: 16+ | 1h 42m | Drama A tenacious high school girl raised in foster homes tries to reconnect with her ex-con father by joining a boys wrestling team.
Mar 29, 2018 · First Match is more of a “coming to reality” film. Though the circumstances are unique to this story, it still properly conveys life amid turmoil resulting from certain societal ills.
