剧情介绍
羅素西蒙斯，大家都叫他「檸檬」。小時候一頭金髮的他雖然外表迴異於其他波多黎各裔的兄弟姐妹，但身處紐約貧民窟國宅區這個毒品大染缸，羅素也像個守規矩的上班族般從事販毒，他不在乎販賣毒品給鄰居，道德與良心無法填飽肚子。曾經揮霍風光又如何？窮人背棄全世界只求一頓溫飽，強悍的母親因罹患愛滋去世，羅素在監獄中開始讀詩，他朗讀創作，當他重新站上劇院舞台，試圖將想法透過詩句跨越街頭，「檸檬」將帶來重擊，粉碎過往的無知偏見與驕傲，他不告訴你如何成就不凡，這是唯有在泥沼中掙扎過的人才懂的語言。
Ex-con turned poet/performer Lemon Andersen fights for an exit from generations of poverty by bringing his life's secrets to the New York stage. But revisiting his troubled past has more in store than he bargained for, as he is confronted by his demons time and again. Still, Lemon - raised by a drug dealer and a car thief - was born to hustle and survive, so when Spike Lee steps in to produce his show, Lemon believes he might finally find the redemption that he desperately seeks. Ultimately, LEMON is about more than Lemon. A man whose talent is anything but 'normal,' his dreams are of every man with a history of hardship and the desire for something more for himself and his family.
