All Things Fall Apart (2011) on Netflix
Deon is a college running back in his senior year with the NFL in reach. Then a genetic disease arrives, and Dr. Brintall tells him he cannot play again.
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Plot summary
Bee is proud of her son Deon, his younger brother Sean is jealous of him, and his stepfather Eric sees a winning lottery ticket in the football star. Deon is a skilled college running back in his senior year, and the NFL is within reach for him. He is idolized for his athletic ability. Then Deon falls ill from a genetic disease at the moment he is about to realize his dreams. Dr. Brintall tells him he cannot play football again, though the doctor says there is always hope. Deon is fighting cancer and wants to finish what he began.
Cast
- Mike P.as June
- Chanel Farrelas Geology Tutor
- Shelton Rodriguezas Young Sean
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about All Things Fall Apart (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The film was produced under the same title as Chinua Achebe's 1958 postcolonial novel Things Fall Apart; after being contacted by Achebe's legal team, Jackson offered $1 million to keep the title, and Achebe took this as an insult.
- Jackson based his character on a childhood friend who died of cancer and lost up to 54 pounds to portray him, dropping from "214 pounds to 160 in nine weeks after liquid dieting and running on a treadmill three hours a day".
- The foundation that manages Achebe's copyrights answered that the novel "is listed as the most-read book in modern African literature, and won't be sold for even £1 billion".
