Life of a King

Life of a King

101 mins | Drama | June 22, 2013

Life of a King is the true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.

Life of a King

101 mins | Drama | June 22, 2013

Life of a King
Life of a King is the true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers
Original title Life of a King
Directors Mario Aguja, Jake Goldberger
Writers Dan Wetzel, David Scott, Jake Goldberger

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Eugene

Dennis Haysbert

as Searcy

LisaGay Hamilton

as Sheila King

Paula Jai Parker

as Gina Sanders

Richard T. Jones

as Perry

Carlton Byrd

as Clifton

Thurston Hill

as Hardware Store Man

Chidi Ajufo

as Officer Davison

Rickey Brown

as Erik

Malcolm M. Mays

as Tahime

Pepi Sonuga

as Michelle

Glenn Fontane

as Lucas

Derrick L. McMillon

as Billy West

Lyn Alicia Henderson

as Ms. Gadbaw

Paul Tully

as Inmate (uncredited)