Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, The

During a sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister’s hard-living mother is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete alone to forage for food while dodging Child Protective Services and the dangers of the Brooklyn projects. Faced with more than a child should be expected to bear, the resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly immovable obstacles. But, what really keeps the pair in the survival game is much more Mister's vulnerability than his larger-than-life attitude.

A beautifully observed and tremendously moving film about salvation through friendship and the way transformation sometimes can happen just by holding on long enough.