Punching at the Sun (2006) on Netflix

Plot summary

Mameet Nayak is seventeen, a South Asian immigrant in Elmhurst, Queens, who plays basketball and carries a temper that flares fast. His older brother, Sanjay, is killed in the convenience store the family runs, and grief and a teenage nihilism settle over him. The streets around him are rough, and his anger draws trouble. He believes the world sees only an outsider in him. His friends Ritesh and Parnav are funny company but do little to steer him away from trouble. Shawni, a sneaker salesgirl in the neighborhood, is a reason for hope, and rapping performances by MC Uncle Sonny point Mameet toward optimism.