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Globe and Mail Allan King and trusted collaborators reveal the lock-down world of four black Toronto teens on the cusp of losing a school year, and the adults... who help them stay on track. Rated: 3/4 Sep 23, 2006 Full Review Eddie Cockrell Variety This pic finds 76-year-old King continuing at the top of his game. Sep 22, 2006 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...the majority of these teens remain unsympathetic and flat-out disagreeable... Rated: 2/4 Sep 8, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I believe this was Allan King's final documentary and it is a fitting end to a stellar career. Growing up in Scarborough, you can't help but be aware of the issues between the police and the black community in the north. The work of Brian Harvey is a ray of hope in a community stuck in a cycle of crime. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Although King's documentary follows a committed community volunteer working to keep at-risk Scarborough youth in school, any hint of a hopeful trajectory is dashed first by the lack of interest/engagement on the part of his uncommunicative charges and finally by well-earned outbursts of frustration and despair. Valuable also (at least to Torontonians) for its local colour, bringing the headlines down to a human level. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Allan King