Across the Line

Across the Line — Plot

Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.

• Release date
• April 8, 2016
• Runtime
• 88 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Director X.

Across the Line — Cast

Stephan James Mattie Slaughter Sarah Jeffery Jayme Crawley Shamier Anderson Carter Slaughter Lanette Ware Velma Steven Love John

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Denis Theriault Todd Kim Parkhill Police Officer Cara Ricketts Lori Downey