The Breaks

The Breaks

He's a brother who pales by comparison.

Directed by Eric Meza

199986 min6.5 / 10

A comedic underdog story about a mixed-race identity outsider trying to prove himself through a series of absurd misadventures across a diverse urban landscape.

Derrick, a racially-confused Irishman raised in the hood by a black family is having the worst day ever. Determined to prove to his fed-up mother and would-be girlfriend that he's not a screw-up, he sets out to do one thing right (get some milk) and even that proves to be a challenge! Hilarious encounters with racist red-neck cops, local gangsters and 'flamboyant' pawn shop owners ensue, and along the way Derek shows that he can actually do things for others and maybe even get his own life together.

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