Double Play (film)

Double Play
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ernest Dickerson
Written by	Evan Jones Alaric Smeets
Based on	Dubbelspel by Frank Martinus Arion
Produced by	Lisa Cortes Gregory Elias Rose Geddes Yaron Schwartzman Volkert Struycken
Starring	Lennie James
Cinematography	Patrick Murguia
Edited by	Stephen Lovejoy
Music by	Jay Wadley
Production companies	Cortés Films Double Play Production
Distributed by	Paradiso Entertainment
Release dates	January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27) (IFFR)[1] May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25) (Netherlands)
Running time	130 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English

Double Play is a 2017 American drama film directed by Ernest Dickerson, based on Curaçaoan author Frank Martinus Arion's Dutch-language novel Dubbelspel.^[3] The title Double Play refers to a move in dominoes where a player can play a final domino on either end of the snake, earning that team double points.

Plot

Ostrik, now a grown man working as a doctor in the Netherlands, returns to his childhood home on the island of Curaçao and recalls his experiences with his family and neighbors there during a time of colonial unrest in the 1970s. Each Sunday his father Bubu would play dominoes with his friends while discussing a variety of issues as Ostrik would observe. After chasing bus drivers away from an important location for taxi cabs, Bubu becomes the likely choice for president of a newly formed taxi cab union. That Sunday the union meeting for the election is scheduled to be held at his house but the drivers witness Bubu experiencing a day-long losing streak at dominoes and they begin to lose confidence in him until he gives a rousing speech about revolution. Before he has the opportunity to become president, he gets into a fight with the man his wife is sleeping with and loses his life. Ostrik returns years later to confront his father's killer over a game of dominoes.

Cast

• Lennie James as Chamon
• Melanie Liburd as Solema
• La La Anthony as Micha
• Bronson Pinchot as Bob
• Louis Gossett Jr. as Coco
• Colin Salmon as Old Ostrik
• Mustafa Shakir as Manchi
• Isaach De Bankolé as Ernesto
• Barbara Eve Harris as Old Vera
• Alexander Karim as Bubu
• Saycon Sengbloh as Nora
• Dani Dare as Ostrik
• Heather Jocelyn Blair as Bob's Prim Wife

Production

The film is adapted from Curaçaoan author Frank Martinus Arion's Dutch-language novel Dubbelspel. Filming took place on Curaçao.^[4]

References

1. "World premiere of Ernest Dickerson's Double Play at IFFR 2017". International Film Festival Rotterdam. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
2. "Double Play (2017)". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
3. Lincoln, Ross A. (8 June 2015). "Caribbean Novel 'Double Play' Headed To Big Screen With Director Ernest Dickerson". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. Tinubu, Aramide A. "Visiting the Curaçao Set for Ernest Dickerson's Latest Feature Film 'Double Play' Was a Journey Rife With History and Understanding". IndieWire. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

External links

• Double Play at IMDb 
• Double Play at Rotten Tomatoes