''Game of Life'' (originally known as ''Oranges'') is a 2007 film drama starring

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, Tom Arnold,

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and

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. The film was not fully released until 2011, when it was released under the new title ''Game of Life''.

Plot

The film plot follows a children's soccer team which is the common link for a multi-layered story giving a candid look into the intersecting lives of five families living and working in Los Angeles. Oranges examines the complexities of racial and class divisions and reveals that despite the fragile volatility of human relationships, family is what holds us together and unites us all.

Cast

as Burt * Tom Arnold as Richard *

as Irene * Samuel Carman as Mario *

as Brenda *

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as Mark *

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as Kathy * Ruth Livier as Marta *

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as Dennis * Salvator Xuereb as Pierce * Katharine Powell as Linda *

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as Billy *

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as Mrs. Rafiki *

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as Mr. Rafiki (credited as Osman Soykut) *

Claire Yarlett Claire Yarlett (born February 15, 1965) is an English-born American actress, best known for her role as Bliss Colby in ''The Colbys'', the spin-off series to the 1980s prime-time soap opera ''Dynasty''. She also starred on the short-lived TV seri ...

as Kelly * Christina Tribull as Christina * David Skyler as Anthony * Rene Raymond Rivera as Hector * Shawn Prince as Derrick Johnson *

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as James *

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as Nadia (credited as Kamala Lopez-Dawson) * Darren Kenneally as Officer Mahoney *

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as Gerardo * John Sterling Carter as Joe * Suzan Brittan as Sooha * Edward P. Blinn as Don (credited as Ed Blinn) * Brandon Bassir as Jonnie (credited as Brandon Bass) *

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as Rick * Erik Jensen as Larry * Ragan Wallake as Stacey

References

External links

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Monaco Film Festival
2007 films 2007 drama films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer direct-to-video films Films directed by Joseph Merhi 2000s English-language films {{2000s-drama-film-stub