Double Play (film)
Double Play is a 2017 drama film directed by Ernest Dickerson. It is based on Curaçaoan author Frank Martinus Arion's internationally acclaimed Dutch-language novel Dubbelspel.[2] The title Double Play refers to a move in dominoes where a player can play a final domino on either end of the snake, earning that team double points.
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| Directed by | Ernest Dickerson |
| Written by | Evan Jones Alaric Smeets |
| Based on | Dubbelspel by Frank Martinus Arion |
| Produced by | Lisa Cortes Gregory Elias Rose Geddes Yaron Schwartzman Volkert Struycken |
| Starring | Lennie James |
| Cinematography | Patrick Murguia |
| Edited by | Stephen Lovejoy |
| Music by | Jay Wadley |
Production companies | Cortés Films Double Play Production |
| Distributed by | Paradiso Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Ostrik, now a grown man working as a doctor in the Netherlands, returns to his childhood home on the island of Curaçao and recalls his experiences with his family and neighbors there during a time of colonial unrest in the 1970s. Each Sunday his father Bubu would play dominoes with his friends while discussing a variety of issues as Ostrik would observe. After chasing bus drivers away from an important location for taxi cabs, Bubu becomes the likely choice for president of a newly formed taxi cab union. That Sunday the union meeting for the election is scheduled to be held at his house but the drivers witness Bubu experiencing a day-long losing streak at dominoes and they begin to lose confidence in him until he gives a rousing speech about revolution. Before he has the opportunity to become president, he gets into a fight with the man his wife is sleeping with and loses his life. Ostrik returns years later to confront his father's killer over a game of dominoes.
Cast
- Lennie James as Chamon
- Melanie Liburd as Solema
- La La Anthony as Micha
- Bronson Pinchot as Bob
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Coco
- Colin Salmon as Old Ostrik
- Mustafa Shakir as Manchi
- Isaach De Bankolé as Ernesto
- Barbara Eve Harris as Old Vera
- Alexander Karim as Bubu
- Saycon Sengbloh as Nora
- Dani Dare as Ostrik
- Heather Jocelyn Blair as Bob's Prim Wife
Production
The film is adapted from Curaçaoan author Frank Martinus Arion's Dutch-language novel Dubbelspel. Filming took place on Curaçao.[3]
References
- "World premiere of Ernest Dickerson's Double Play at IFFR 2017". 29 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- Lincoln, Ross A. (8 June 2015). "Caribbean Novel 'Double Play' Headed To Big Screen With Director Ernest Dickerson". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- Tinubu, Aramide A. "Visiting the Curaçao Set for Ernest Dickerson's Latest Feature Film 'Double Play' Was a Journey Rife With History and Understanding - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.