Concrete Cowboy

Concrete Cowboy
Concrete Cowboy
	Official promotional poster
Directed by	Ricky Staub
Screenplay by	Ricky Staub; Dan Walser;
Based on	Ghetto Cowboy; by Greg Neri
Produced by	Idris Elba; Tucker Tooley; Lee Daniels; Jeff Waxman; Dan Walser;
Starring	Idris Elba; Caleb McLaughlin; Jharrel Jerome; Byron Bowers; Lorraine Toussaint; Clifford "Method Man" Smith;
Cinematography	Minka Farthing-Kohl
Edited by	Luke Ciarrocchi
Music by	Kevin Matley
Production; companies	Tucker Tooley Entertainment; Green Door Pictures; Lee Daniels Entertainment; Neighborhood Film Co.;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	September 13, 2020 (TIFF); April 2, 2021 (United States);
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	~$10 million

Concrete Cowboy is a 2020 American drama film directed by Ricky Staub from a screenplay by Staub and Dan Walser. The movie is based on the novel Ghetto Cowboy by Greg Neri, which was inspired by the real urban African-American horseriding culture of Philadelphia, and in particular, the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club.^[3]^[4] The film stars Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Byron Bowers, Lorraine Toussaint, Jamil Prattis and Clifford "Method Man" Smith. While the film is completely fictional, several real members of the Fletcher Street riding community play supporting characters who give voice to real issues that the community faces.^[5]

Concrete Cowboy had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2020, and was digitally released on Netflix on April 2, 2021.^[6]

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