[This story contains spoilers for HBO Max's Charm City Kings.] Since the HBO Max original Charm City Kings debuted on the platform on Oct.
8, the film has earned both praise from professional film critics and criticism from inside the dirt bike community it in part portrayed.
Directed by Angel Manuel Soto and based on the 2013 documentary The 12 O'Clock Boys, the feature depicts the coming-of-age story of West Baltimore middle-school student Mouse (Jahi Di'Allo Winston), an aspiring veterinarian who is also an avid fan of Baltimore's dirt bike scene. (While operating a dirt bike or ATV is illegal in Baltimore, it remains a cherished pastime for some in the city, and police are not allowed to chase riders.) Despite resistance from his mom.
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