A mother of two navigates life while trying to get one son through street life and another toward basketball success, urging unity.
Acting
Mena Monroe carries the weight of ten films.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds like eavesdropping, not performance.
Direction
Cornett refuses to let you look away from hard choices.
Director
Brandon Cornett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in Detroit with local non-actors in supporting roles, grounding the fiction in specific community texture.
The 'code' of the title refers to street loyalty but also the unspoken rules mothers of Black sons learn to survive systems designed to consume them.
US
