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Based on the novel by Jersey City author, Daniel Ali, who also wrote and produced the film, Love and the Game is the story of Adriano de Souza, a young, Afro-Brazilian street hustler torn between a lucrative but violent world and Paz Montenegro, the woman he’s loved his entire life. When fate reunites the two of them after years apart, even though Paz is now married to another man, neither can resist the attraction and soon they put it all on the line for love. "But the Game don't stop," and AD is running out of time fast. The two lovers wrestle with their own pain and secret coping mechanisms as they struggle to balance life with betrayal and deception. Love and the Game exposes the truths of fast-life allure and the American lust for material gain, but also offers a unique and timely perspective of the conflicted, inner humanity of many of those who get caught up but whose voices are often muted.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    38:14
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Atlanta
  • Director
    Di Shawn J. Gandy
  • Screenwriter
    Daniel Ali
  • Producer
    Daniel Ali
  • Executive Producer
    Nichole Taylor, Dwayne Smith
  • Co-Producer
    Catherine Rojas
  • Filmmaker
    Daniel Ali
  • Cast
    Steven Fernandez, Michelle Batista, Ashante Jordan, Darwin Roman, Guillermo Fernandez
  • Cinematographer
    Michael Maurice
  • Editor
    Michael Maurice
  • Production Design
    Laura Muhaxheri
  • Composer
    Daniel Ali
  • Sound Design
    Jonathan Travis, Blair Jennings
  • Music
    Daniel Ali, Dwayne Smith