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Knucklehead

Feb 1, 2015 · 1h 23m
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Drama
Family

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When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn's housing projects. Now under the control of his abusive mother (Alfre Woodard) Langston must take his future into his own hands. He sets out to find the one doctor he believes can cure him, a celebrity magazine columnist who touts questionable prescription drug cocktails. If Langston can become "mentally excellent", it will mean moving into an apartment of his own with his girlfriend, who may herself be a creation of his wishful thinking. Landing in the unscrupulous world of pharmaceutical marketing, the search for his mysterious doctor and hero leads to some unwanted discoveries. Langston strives for independence from his prior life; from his mother, from his neighborhood and from his fractured mind - while all around him people are not who they seem.

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CAST

Alfre Woodard
Sheila
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Langston
Jennifer Mudge
Leslie
DeWanda Wise
Charlotte
Amari Cheatom
Julian
Carla Duren
Cassie
Lauren Hodges
Molly
Maliq Johnson
Iron Mike
Directed by Ben Bowman

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Original language
EN
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US
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