True to the Game (2017)

Directed by

Preston A. Whitmore II

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A charismatic drug lord falls in love with a woman from Philadelphia and tries to leave his criminal life behind. The story follows their relationship as forces from his past threaten their future together.

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What happens

True to the Game is a 2017 American romantic crime drama film directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, written by Nia Hill, and starring Columbus Short, Andra Fuller, Vivica A. Fox, Nelsan Ellis, and Jennifer Freeman. It is based on Teri Woods's novel of the same name and follows Quadir Richards (Short), a charismatic drug lord who tries to start a new life after he falls in love with Gena Rollins (Peeples), a young woman from Philadelphia. The film was released on September 8, 2017 by Faith Media Distribution. A 2020 sequel named True to the Game 2: Gena's Story was released on November 6, 2020. A second sequel, True to the Game 3, was released in December 3, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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