Double Play is about anolder man named Ostrik who returns to Curaçao and his childhood after many years abroad. Ostrik reminisces about 1973 and the events surrounding a game his father played which had major consequences for Ostrik’s youth. The dramatic poverty and colourful landscapes provide the background for the leads who represent Curaçao’s melting pot: a story of pride and humiliation, money and love, ambition and hope.
Cinematography
Poverty never looked this visually intoxicating.
Acting
Lennie James simmers with dangerous charisma.
Direction
Dickerson treats Curaçao as a character, not backdrop.
Director
Ernest R. Dickerson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Frank Martinus Arion's novel that Curaçao considers required reading. Ernest R. Dickerson spent years securing rights.
The domino game structure mirrors Curaçao's complex social hierarchy—each player's position at the table reveals their real-world power.
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