Common, Danny Glover, Dennis Haysbert, Meagan Good, Lonette McKee and Charles S. Dutton fall in “LUV” with new urban thriller

Indomina Releasing is set to distribute the acclaimed Sundance drama Luv, starring Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lonette McKee and Meagan Good in Sheldon Candis’s directorial debut. Luv will be in theaters on January 18, 2013 and leading up to the release, Indomina has revealed a new trailer and poster for the film.

In Luv, an 11-year-old boy gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with the ex-convict uncle he idolizes in Luv, a poignant and gritty coming-of-age story. With his mother in rehab and his father out of the picture, young Woody Watson (Michael Rainey Jr.) lives with his grandmother (Lonette McKee) in suburban Baltimore and longs for his family to be reunited. His charismatic Uncle Vincent (Common) has recently returned home after eight years in prison determined to straighten out his life by opening a high-end crab shack that will establish him as a solid citizen with a legitimate future.

One day, instead of dropping Woody off at school, Vincent decides to give the boy a tutorial on how a man gets things done. After a trip to a tailor to get Woody a custom-fitted suit, the pair heads to the bank to sign off on the loan Vincent needs to fulfill his dreams. But when his meeting with the bank officer puts the brakes on his plans, Vincent has no one to turn to for help but his former associates, including Baltimore crime boss Mr. Fish (Dennis Haysbert) and his brother Arthur (Danny Glover). A day that begins with a parking- lot driving lesson and Woody’s first oyster takes a desperate turn when Fish insists Vincent run one more drug deal to demonstrate his loyalty. Soon Vincent finds himself pulled back into the violent world he is trying to escape—and Woody has to decide whether to follow his hero…or become his own man.

Directed by Sheldon Candis from a script by Candis and Justin Wilson, Luv features extraordinary performances by Common (American Gangster, Hell on Wheels), Michael Rainey Jr. (The Butler, Un altro mondo), Charles S. Dutton (The Obama Effect, Fame), Dennis Haysbert (Far from Heaven, 24), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, 2012), Meagan Good (Stomp the Yard, “Californication”), Lonette McKee (Malcolm X, Honey) and Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire).

Producers are Sean Banks, Jason Michael Berman (Seven Days in Utopia), Gordon Bijelonic (Freelancers), Common, Derek Dudley, W. Michael Jenson (Seven Days in Utopia), Joel Newton (The Kids Are Alright) and Datari Turner (About Cherry). Director of photography is Gavin Kelly (Struck By Lightning). Editor is Jeff Wishengrad (The Singing Detective). Production designer is A. R. Brook Lynn (My Last Day Without You). Costume designer is Amela Baksic (Higher Ground). Original Music is by Nuno Malo (No God, No Master) Executive producers are Michael Finley (The Butler), Thomas B. Fore (The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best), Dwayne Robinson, Steven Saxton (The Kids Are Alright) and Mary Vernieu (The Perks of Being a Wallflower).

Check out the trailer and a new poster for Sheldon Candis’s Luv, below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJLsTwz8tT4