---
title: 'Fresh (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Boaz Yakin'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fresh-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109842/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fresh (1994)

1994 · 109 min · Drama, Crime · France, United States


## Synopsis

Fresh is a 1994 French/American independent crime drama film written and directed by Boaz Yakin in his directorial debut, and produced by Randy Ostrow and Lawrence Bender. It was scored by Stewart Copeland, a member of the Police. The story revolves around a preteen boy named Michael, nicknamed Fresh, who runs drugs for gangsters. Inspired by the chess lessons of his father, an alcoholic speed-chess master, Fresh devises and executes a brilliant plan to extricate himself and his drug-addicted sister from their hopeless lives.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Boaz Yakin](https://cinepixo.com/people/boaz-yakin)
- **Screenplay:** [Boaz Yakin](https://cinepixo.com/people/boaz-yakin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stewart Copeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/stewart-copeland)
- **Producer:** [Lawrence Bender](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-bender)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Holender](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-holender)

## Cast

- [Samuel L. Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-l-jackson)
- [N'Bushe Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/n-bushe-wright)
- [Sean Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-nelson)
- [Giancarlo Esposito](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-esposito)
- [José Zúñiga](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-zuniga)

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