OFF THE BLACK (2006)
A film by James Ponsoldt
Premiering in ‘Official Selection’ at the Sundance Film Festival
2006, James Ponsoldt’s debut film is an assured and beautifully
played drama about a broken man’s redemptive relationship with
the son he never had. Featuring an outstanding leading
performance from two-time Oscar-nominee Nick Nolte (Hotel
Rwanda, Hulk, The Thin Red Line), the film also features rising star
Trevor Morgan (Mean Creek, The Patriot), Oscar-winner Timothy
Hutton (The Good Shepherd, Kinsey) and Oscar-nominee Sally
Kirkland (Bruce Almighty, EDTV).
Ray Cooke (Nolte) is a disheveled, grumpy high school baseball
umpire who forms an unlikely friendship with a troubled teenager,
Dave Tibbel (Morgan). As the two grow more dependent on each
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other, Ray