Pug, a bright 13-year-old boy from Baltimore’s tough west side, dreams of just one thing: to join the 12 O’Clock Boys, a notorious gang of renegade dirt bikers who fly at top speed and dodge the police with their impressive, death-defying stunts. Filmed over three years, this acclaimed festival darling follows the ups and downs of Pug’s life as he inches closer to his thrilling goal—and finds solace, mentorship and escape along the way. In the most thrilling trip into Baltimore since The Wire, director Lofty Nathan offers a strikingly beautiful and vibrantly crafted coming of age story whose themes resonate far beyond the city’s streets.

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