The Land

Jul 29, 2016

1h 42m

★ 5.9

On the street your dreams will cost you

Overview

Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local queenpin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to make this summer their last.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Low Spark Films

The Land Trailers

Cast

Cisco

Jorge Lendeborg Jr.

Junior

Moisés Arias

Patty Cake

Rafi Gavron

Boobie

Ezri Walker

Turquoise

Erykah Badu

Pops

Michael Kenneth Williams

Evelyn

Natalie Martinez

Uncle Steve

Kim Coates

Slick

mgk

Momma

Linda Emond

Registrar

Deanna Sherman

Chino

Michael Ray Escamilla

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