Director Olivia Newman
Genre Drama
Cast Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome
Rating Unrated
Release Date March 30th, 2018 (Netflix)
“A teenage girl signs up for an all-boys wrestling team at her high school, causing more trouble than she may be prepared to handle.”
Written and directed by Olivia Newman and based on her 2010 short film of the same name, First Match is a drama about a teenage girl who signs up for a all-boys wrestling team at her high school, which creates more conflict than she anticipated. The cast includes Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, and Jharrel Jerome. Check out the official trailer below!!
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the all-boys' wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father. The film stars Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome and Jared Kemp.