Five Star

Five Star (2014)

Drama

After John’s absent father is struck by a stray bullet, Primo takes it upon himself to verse the young boy in the code of the streets—one founded on respect and upheld by fear. A member of the Bloods since the age of twelve—both in the film and in reality—the streets of Brooklyn are all Primo has ever known. While John questions whether or not to enter into this life, Primo must decide whether to leave it all behind as he vows to become a better husband and father. Set during those New York summer weeks where the stifling heat seems to encase everything, Five Star plunges into gang culture with searing intensity. Director Keith Miller observes the lives of these two men with a quiet yet pointed distance, carefully eschewing worn clichés through its unflinching focus. Distinctions between fiction and real life remain intentionally ambiguous, allowing the story of these two men to resonate beyond the streets, as they face the question of what it means to be a man.

Director: Keith Miller

Casts

	James 'Primo' Grant as Primo
	John Diaz as John
	Wanda Nobles Colon as John's Mum
	Jasmine Burgos as Jasmine
	Jaiden Kaine as Jay
	Lisette Finevelvet as Titi Dee Dee
	Tamara Robinson as Tamara
	Richard Bird as Gun Dealer
	Larry Bogad as Bar Owner
	John Reese as Bodega Dealer #2
	C.T. Taylor as Cholo

Crew