A sports agent pitches a controversial business opportunity to a rookie basketball player during a lockout.
Release Date: 2019
Not Yet Rated |1 hr 30 min
Plot SummaryA sports agent pitches a controversial business opportunity to a rookie basketball player during a lockout.
Cast: André Holland, Zazie Beetz, Bill Duke, Sonja Sohn, Melvin Gregg, Zachary Quinto, Kyle MacLachlan, Jeryl Prescott Sales
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Genres: Drama
Production Co: Extension 765
Soderbergh and McCraney have entertainingly stirred the pot and put a perspective on the screen that will stir some reactions in the real world and get the issue of ownership and fairness talked about, at least for a while. It’s a sharp-minded film. show more
In its portrayal of black athletes and their families navigating a system that both depends on them and abases them, High Flying Bird is a low-key act of subversion that just happens also to be a sleek, entertaining drama. show more
Although compelling ideas float through High Flying Bird, the film is neither well crafted or intellectually rigorous enough to compensate for a generally lacklustre presentation. show more
