Malcolm, jeune geek fan de hip-hop des années 90 vit à Inglewood, un quartier chaud de Los Angeles. Avec ses deux amis Diggy et Jibs, ils jonglent entre musique, lycée et entretiens pour entrer à l’université. Une invitation à une soirée underground va entrainer Malcolm dans une aventure qui pourrait bien le faire passer du statut de « geek » à celui de mec cool, un « dope ». Année de sortie : 2015 (Sundance 2015) Un film de Rick Famuyiwa avec Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Blake Anderson, Zoë Kravitz, A$AP Rocky.

Malcolm is a high school geek with a high-top fade, carefully navigating life in The Bottoms, one of the toughest neighborhoods in Inglewood, California. He and his fellow outcasts share a voracious appreciation for all things’90s hip-hop, opting to sport Cross-Colours and Z. Cavariccis at the risk of being clowned at school. He dreams of attending Harvard, but first he has to make it home every day. When a drug dealer takes a shine to Malcolm and invites him to his birthday party, Malcolm’s crew is swirled into a hilarious blender of offbeat characters and bad choices where redemption can only be found in Bitcoin. Writer/director Rick Famuyiwa delivers an energetic, super-fresh, modern-day coming-of-age story that is a delightful mash-up of DIY punk, Yo! MTV Raps, YouTube, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Intelligent and full of heart, Dope is an up-to-date inspirational tale of the journey to maintain a grasp on one’s own authentic self amidst surreal circumstances. -S.F.