Morris from America

Morris from America

2016 · 89 min · EN · R · 6.2 (120 votes)
Dir. Chad Hartigan · Starring Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Jakub Gierszał, Eva Löbau · Music Keegan DeWitt

“Nothing rhymes with Germany”

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13-year-old Morris Gentry has just relocated with his single father, Curtis to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.

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A tender, often funny, exploration of teenage alienation and the search for belonging. It captures the awkwardness of adolescence and the universal desire to connect, set against a backdrop of cultural difference and burgeoning romance.

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