Blackout

Just before the 2003 blackout in a Brooklyn neighbourhood, landlord Sol (Saul Rubinek) blames his supervisor George (Melvin Van Peebles) for the bad condition of his building and intends to throw him out of the apartment so that he can rent it at higher rent. The blackout however forces him to stay with George, leaving them to understand each other better. Further, the neighbourhood has Mrs. Thompson (LaTanya Richardson-Jackson) who is proud of her son C.J. (Michael B. Jordan) who is going to college on a full academic scholarship. While Rasheed (Jamie Hector) is a thug who might create troubles for him. There are a few romantic couples also. All these people suffer the blackout together.