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As the rival gang members break into Dom’s party with their guns blazing, everybody starts running, and there is panic at the club. After Nakia agrees to attend the party, provided he would too, Malcolm and his friends decide to go. At the very junction, Malcolm is fetched by the neighborhood drug dealer Dom, who asks him to persuade Nakia to come to his birthday party. One day, heading home from school Malcolm and his friends are forced to take an unusual route where the drug dealers hang out. Dope Ending: How Does Malcolm End up With The Drugs? A seemingly simple birthday party turned the lives of three innocent nerds upside down and now they have to overcome challenges stay alive and have a chance to go to college.

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On paper, their plan seems full proof, but this could either solve all their problems or land them in jail, or even worse, get them caught in an ugly situation where they end up dead. Malcolm and his nerd friends come up with a new plan to sell the drugs with little to no risk to themselves and contact their hacker-druggie friend, Wil Sherwood for help. Later Malcolm has to leave for his interview with Harvard alumni immediately, but after meeting him, a surprising revelation leaves Malcolm in shock as he is now compelled to do something against his morals to secure admission at Harvard. Before Malcolm could hand off the drugs, Dom calls from jail, warning him not to turn them over and gives him instructions to take it to someone named AJ.Īfter reaching AJ’s address, Malcolm and his friends are greeted by AJ’s son and daughter, but as their dad is not home they end up hanging out together and making music. After receiving a call from an unknown caller who threatens Malcolm to turn them over, they decide to get rid of it and deliver it to the caller. After a chance invitation to a drug dealer Dom’s birthday party, one thing leads to another, and the next day he discovers a significant amount of drugs in his bag that was placed by Dom. And Malcolm aspires to attend Harvard University. Even though Malcolm and his friends carefully survive in a crime-high neighborhood every day, that doesn’t stop them from dreaming big. They are all obsessed with the ‘90s hip-hop music, enjoy skating and have a punk band of their own. Set in Inglewood, California, in a neighborhood called The Bottoms, ‘Dope’ follows the story of Malcolm, a highly intelligent black high school kid, and his friends Jib and Diggy. Opening with the three definitions of the term dope- an illegal drug, a stupid person, and the slang term for awesome, ‘Dope’ encompasses all of the above! SPOILERS AHEAD!

The interesting plot, entertaining script, and depth in the characters give the audience an inside look into the city and the neighborhood of Inglewood, California.

Dope sick ending explained movie#

This coming-of-age movie mainly revolves around three high school geeks and their wild adventures as they accidentally end up with a bag of drugs.

First premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, this movie garnered lots of appreciation for its accurate portrayal of life in a rough neighborhood and for touching on many complex themes, including the deep-rooted drug issue. Starring Shameik Moore as Malcolm Adekanbi, Tony Revolori as Jib, and Kiersey Clemons as Diggy, this movie is produced by Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi.

Written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, ‘Dope’ is an accurate depiction of the struggles that black teenagers face in a tough neighborhood.