Eli learns that his absent father was a Detroit pool hall legend. He journeys into the scene, and must confront the realities and danger of the game - and himself.
Acting
Jeff Kober's weathered gravitas anchors every scene
Cinematography
Neon-soaked Detroit pool halls you can smell
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like humans talking
Director
Will Wernick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Will Wernick shot in actual Detroit pool halls with real hustlers as extras—several scenes are unscripted games.
The film deliberately subverts 'The Color of Money' and 'The Hustler' by making the protagonist terrible at pool, forcing the drama elsewhere.
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