| Amateur | |
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| Directed by | Ryan Koo |
| Written by | Ryan Koo |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gregory J. Wilson |
| Edited by | Jeff Wishengrad |
| Music by | BC Smith |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Amateur is a 2018 American sports drama film about a young basketball future star struggling with his personal life in pursuit of his dream. The film was released in the United States on April 6, 2018, on Netflix. [1]
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur basketball when he is recruited to an elite National Collegiate Athletic Association prep school.
A crowdfunding project for the film, then known as Manchild, was started in 2011 by director Ryan Koo. [2] In 2013, a short prequel to Manchild was released under the name Amateur. [3] [4] In November 2014, the name of the film was changed to its release title Amateur. [5] In January 2016, it was announced that Netflix had picked up the rights to Amateur to finance and distribute the film. [6] [7]
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