Explicit Ills

2008

87 Min

Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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DIR Mark Webber

CAST Rosario Dawson, Paul Dano, Naomie Harris, Lou Taylor Pucci, Frankie Shaw, Tariq Trotter, Francisco Burgos, Martin Cepeda, Rebecca Comerford, Jermaine Crawford

Synopsis

Set in South Philadelphia, this inner-city drama follows the lives of several strangers each trying to eke out a decent living. A young mother (Rosario Dawson) attempts to get medicine for her son, Jacob (Lou Taylor Pucci) is a struggling actor, and Rocco (Paul Dano) becomes a drug dealer. Mark Webber writes and directs this film that not only addresses race, class, sex and money issues, but it also touches on hope and the power of unity.

Director

Mark Webber

Mark Allen Webber (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films Snow Day and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. He received a Best Actor nomination for his performance in Just Like the Son at the 2007 Method Fest Independent Film Festival and was the recipient of the Rising Star Award at the 2007 Philadelphia Film Festival.

Webber was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he spent his preteen years. He was later raised by his single mother, Cheri Honkala, in the slums of North Philadelphia, where they spent time homeless, living in cars and abandoned buildings, and struggling to survive during the harsh winters. Webber’s life was subsequently the subject of a major TV network news magazine story. He and his mother have been outspoken homeless advocates for many years and continue to be, walking in protests, helping to educate voters, and volunteering to help provide food and shelter to the urban poor in Philadelphia and elsewhere —Wikipedia