Fresh is a 1994 crime film written and directed by Boaz Yakin in his film directorial debut, and produced by Lawrence Bender , who at the time was riding the wave of success of Reservoir Dogs. It was scored by Stewart Copeland, an ex-band member of The Police. Marketed at the time as a hip hop 'hood film, Fresh went relatively unnoticed by the public, but won critical acclaim for being an intense and poetic drama working on different levels. It is both an emotional coming of age story and a realistic portrayal of the dangerous life in the projects - while at the same time the whole film can... be seen as a metaphorical chess game. Set in the violent and gang-ridden projects of Brooklyn, New York, Fresh tells the story of Michael, nicknamed Fresh , a 12-year old kid running drugs for the local drug lords, notably Esteban . Inspired by the chess lessons of his father, an alcoholic speed-chess master , Fresh devises and executes a brilliant plan to extricate himself and his drug addicted sister from their hopeless lives.
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| Release date: | August 24, 1994 |
| Directed by: | Boaz Yakin |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 114 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lawrence Bender, Randy Ostrow |
| Music by: | Stewart Copeland |
| Screenplay by: | Boaz Yakin |
| Estimated budget: | $3,500,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |