Roadside Attractions has released a trailer for a BMX indie drama titled The Ride, which hails from director Alex Ranarivelo. The story the film tells is about the life of a pro BMX rider John Buultjens from Glasgow, Scotland. This looks like a wonderful film that tells an inspiring and powerful story.
Following a violent incident at 8 years of age, “a troubled youth from a white supremacist family is sent to a juvenile detention center by the courts. After spending the better part of his childhood locked up, a persistent social worker finally finds him potential foster parents. He becomes hopeful until the foster parents arrive and he discovers that his foster father is black. With no better alternative, he agrees to go home with them. Things are tumultuous at first, but the foster father is determined to get through to him. When he discovers his foster sons fascination with BMX and teaches him how to ride a bicycle, the two start to form a bond which helps thrust him down the path to BMX glory.”
Ride comes from director Alex Ranarivelo (Alpha Males Experiment, American Wrestler: The Wizard, The Dog Lover, Running Wild, Pray for Rain, and Dirt) from a screenplay by Jean-Marie Sobeck, J.R. Reher, with Hadeel Reda, Alex Ranarivelo.
The movie stars Shane Graham, Ludacris, Sasha Alexander, Blake Sheldon, Jessica Serfaty, Ali Afshar, Nic Luken, Christina Moore, and Zaire Adams. It’s set to be released on Amazon Prime Video on November 13th.