Game of Life

Apr 14, 2007

1h 40m

★ 1.0

There are no time outs in life.

Overview

In Game of LIfe, a children's soccer team is the common link for a multi-layered story giving a candid look into the intersecting lives of five families living in Los Angeles. Game of LIfe examines the complexities of racial and class divisions, and reveals that despite the fragile volatility of human relationships, family is what holds us together and unites us all.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Mesquite Entertainment Group

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Cast

Burt

Tom Sizemore

Richard

Tom Arnold

Irene

Heather Locklear

Brenda

Jill Hennessy

Mark

Richard T. Jones

Kathy

Beverly D'Angelo

Billy

Dylan Minnette

Mario

Samuel Carman

Nadia

Kamala Lopez

Dennis

Orson Bean

Marta

Ruth Livier

Pierce

Salvator Xuereb

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