The Draft

The Draft is a Canadian drama centered on Jack, a man whose ambitions of becoming a professional athlete were ended by a violent assault. A decade after the incident, Jack is living as a petty criminal when his younger brother is killed by racist police officers. The story follows his internal struggle to accept his circumstances and find a way to deal with systemic police brutality.

The film was written and directed by Bastien Jephté, marking the first in a chronological sequence of his directed works, followed by The Draft: Enemy To Go. The cast features Iman Ayorinde in the lead role as Jack, appearing alongside Hasani Freeman, Denya Normil, Darragh Mondoux, Matthew Alan Taylor, and Dolce Sebareme. Produced by 9205-8494 Quebec INC with a budget of 2 million USD, the movie has a total runtime of 105 minutes.