Synopsis
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his employers against each other.
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Cast
- Sean NelsonMichael (aka Fresh)
- Giancarlo EspositoEsteban
- Samuel L. JacksonSam
- N'Bushe WrightNichole
- Ron BriceCorky
- Jean-Claude La MarreJake
- José ZúñigaLt. Perez
- Luis LantiguaChuckie
- Yul VazquezChille
- Cheryl FreemanAunt Frances
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Here's a movie filled with drama and excitement, unfolding a plot of brilliant complexity, in which the central character is solemn and silent, saying only what he has to say, revealing himself only strategically. - 100
Rolling Stone
The acting by Esposito and Jackson is exceptional, but it is on the remarkable face of Nelson that Yakin shows what gets lost when a child beats criminals at their own game. - 100
Washington Post
In a harmonic convergence of narrative, cinematic expertise and performance, Nelson’s chilled expression—and this movie—will stay with you like a closely held, personal memory. - 100
Washington Post
Fresh is an electrifying, sobering movie, and with it, Yakin announces himself as perhaps the most gifted newcomer of the decade. - 88
ReelViews
Fresh takes the setting and tone of Boyz 'N the Hood and Menace II Society and applies it to a thriller. Gone is the documentary-like quality of filmmaking as well as the gritty sense of immediacy. Fresh uses higher-quality film stock and a more traditional cinematographic style to distance the audience ever-so-slightly from the characters. This way, it's easier to appreciate the complexity of Michael's plan and the manner in which he arranges his masterful scheme of manipulation. - 80
The New York Times
Fresh features delicate and sympathetic work from both Mr. Esposito and Mr. Jackson, whose fine characterizations say a lot about the originality of this film's vision. - 78
Austin Chronicle
It takes a bit to get going, but once it does, Fresh never lets up. - 75
The Seattle Times
You may not buy the plot of this gripping little movie about a 12-year-old Brooklyn drug runner who finds a novel way of escaping the crack ghetto. Too much depends on timing, luck and the myopia of adults who fail to pay enough attention to the boy. But the picture is so beautifully designed and dynamically performed that you'll probably feel inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt.
