Amateur (2018 film)

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.

Premise
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.

Cast

 * Michael Rainey Jr. as Terron Forte
 * Tekola Cornetet as Stevion
 * Walter Anaruk as Coach Nguyen
 * Sharon Leal as Nia, Terron's mother
 * Brian J. White as Vince, Terron's father
 * Ketrick Copeland as Byron
 * Josh Charles as Coach Gaines
 * Corey Parker Robinson as Coach Curtis
 * James Siakam as Olembe
 * Stefan Frank as Petrus
 * Ashlee Brian as Anton

Production
A crowdfunding project for the film, then known as Manchild, was started in 2011 by director Ryan Koo. In 2013, a short prequel to Manchild was released under the name Amateur. In November 2014, the name of the film was changed to its release title Amateur. In January 2016, it was announced that Netflix had picked up the rights to Amateur to finance and distribute the film.