Back home in East Hartford, CT, after his recent release from prison, 30-year-old Ricardo “Ricky” Smith (Stephan James, The Piano Lesson) seeks to reclaim his freedom and make up for experiences lost during his teenage and early adult years. Ricky faces a tricky route to reintegrate back into a society that has left him behind, in a city that he no longer recognizes. He finds work through an old acquaintance, but his criminal record carries a stigma in the eyes of others, creating a tumultuous uphill battle on his path toward redemption. Embodying someone who has the odds perpetually stacked against him, James’s transfixing multilayered performance is simply astonishing.

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