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Boy21

Quick, Matthew, 1973-

Synopsis:

As the only white player on his high school basketball team, Finley doesn’t understand why his coach insists that he befriend Russell, a troubled black superstar who has just moved to their town outside Philadelphia.  Finley lives in a violent neighborhood controlled by the Irish mob.  Though Russell comes from a privileged existence on the West Coast, ever since his parents were murdered, he can barely function.