The Year of the Rat (2025)
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The breakout debut feature from director Cyrus Alexander, starring underground rap icon Noveliss. A gritty, stylish take on the martial arts genre, the film represents the next generation of Black martial arts cinema.
- Release date
- August 9, 2025
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
- Music
- Cyrus Alexander
- Budget
- $15,000
Cast
- Sayeed Alexander as Young Akira Jones
- James M. Black as Rashad Jones
- Jordan Cann as Ricky White
- David J. Curtis as Daryl Reeves
- Natascha Hopkins as Ming Chin
- Charles Huggins as Ninja 1
- Charles Huggins as Ninja 2
- Charles Huggins as Ninja 3
- Noveliss as Akira Jones
- John Pittman as Malik Jones
- Jasmine Sargent as Summer
- Toddrick Thomas as Jesse Lewis
Crew
- Cyrus Alexander · Director
- Cyrus Alexander · Writer
- Jordan Cann · Producer
- Natascha Hopkins · Producer
- Cyrus Alexander · Composer
- Cyrus Alexander · Cinematographer
- Aigbokhai Ohi · Cinematographer
- Cyrus Alexander · Editor
- Whitney Valcin · Casting director