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Mar 30, 2018 · “First Match” is a tough film with a tender streak for its protagonist and her struggles. Emanuelle’s performance carries the film past its episodic feel and into a sense of a young woman at the crossroads of her life.
Mar 9, 2018 · Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the all-boys' wrestling team is the...
First Match: Directed by Olivia Newman. With Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome. Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the boys' wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the all-boys wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father. Netflix ...
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First Match is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Olivia Newman, based on her 2010 short film of the same name. The film stars Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome, and Jared Kemp.
Compelling teen drama has violence and language. Read Common Sense Media's First Match review, age rating, and parents guide.
Apr 5, 2018 · A teenager in still-ungentrified Brooklyn finds an unlikely way of connecting to her ex-con father in Olivia Newman’s First Match: Having learned her dad’s...
Mar 22, 2018 · SXSW Film Review: ‘First Match’. Elvire Emanuelle sparkles in this bruising drama about a foster kid who worships her no-good dad and becomes an underground boxer.
Mar 29, 2018 · At its worst, First Match is a gripping drama centered on the relationship between a teen and her estranged father. At its best, it’s an emotional ride with a soul. Its...
First Match 2018 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 42m | Drama A tenacious high school girl raised in foster homes tries to reconnect with her ex-con father by joining a boys wrestling team.