“The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete”

"The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete”

Skylan Brooks stars as Mister and Ethan Dizon as Pete in “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.”

Skylan Brooks and Ethan Dizon star in “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.”

Jennifer Hudson stars as Gloria in “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.”

Jordan Sparks and Ethan Dizon star in “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.”

Anthony Mackie (left) in "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete”

Jennifer Hudson stars as Gloria alongside Skylan Brooks as Mister in “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.”

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During a sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister’s (Skylan Brooks) hard-living mother (Jennifer Hudson) is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete (Ethan Dizon) alone to forage for food while dodging Child Protective Services and the destructive scenarios of the Brooklyn projects. Faced with more than any child can be expected to bear, the resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly unmovable obstacles. But what really keeps the pair in the survival game is much more Mister’s vulnerability than his larger-than-life attitude. “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” is a beautifully observed and tremendously moving film about salvation through friendship and the way transformation sometimes can happen just by holding on long enough.