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2018 film by Ryan Koo
Amateur
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Directed by
| Ryan Koo
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Written by
| Ryan Koo
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Produced by
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Starring
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Cinematography
| Gregory J. Wilson
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Edited by
| Jeff Wishengrad
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Music by
| BC Smith
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Distributed by
| Netflix
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Release date
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- April 6, 2018
(
2018-04-06
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(United States)
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Running time
| 96 minutes
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Country
| United States
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Language
| English
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Amateur
is a 2018 American
sports drama
film about a young basketball future star struggling with his personal life in pursuit of his dream. The film was released in the United States on April 6, 2018, on
Netflix
.
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Premise
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14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur basketball when he is recruited to an elite
National Collegiate Athletic Association
prep school.
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Production
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A crowdfunding project for the film, then known as
Manchild
, was started in 2011 by director Ryan Koo.
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In 2013, a short prequel to
Manchild
was released under the name
Amateur
.
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In November 2014, the name of the film was changed to its release title
Amateur
.
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In January 2016, it was announced that
Netflix
had picked up the rights to
Amateur
to finance and distribute the film.
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