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A 1991 independent film about a teen who plans to rob a drug dealer in his housing project. The film was directed by Matty Rich, who wrote the screenplay at 17 and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.
A 1991 crime drama film directed by Matty Rich, based on his own experience of growing up in poverty in Brooklyn. The film follows a young man who plans to rob a drug dealer and change his family's life.
- (676)
- Crime, Drama
- Matty Rich
- 1991-06
Jun 28, 1991 · A 19-year-old director's autobiographical film about a high school kid in the Brooklyn housing projects. The movie explores the choices between crime and education, and the complexities of family and friendship.
May 3, 2022 · Watch or download the film by Matty Rich about a black teenager's life in Brooklyn and his robbery plan. The movie is available in English and has a synopsis, reviews, and a ripper's note.
- 79 min
When Dennis (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.), the oldest son of an impoverished family living in a Brooklyn housing project, decides to earn some quick money by robbing a drug dealer, he gets...
- (10)
- Matty Rich
- R
- George T. Odom
Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.) The story of despair played out by a black family in Brooklyn's Red Hook housing projects.
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May 22, 1991 · Rich plays Larry, a troubled teen living in the rough Red Hook section of Brooklyn who decides he wants out and turns to crime to fund his escape. But his plan involves scamming the neighborhood's biggest drug kingpin, a heist that's dangerous at best.
