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Jun 26, 2009 · Marybeth is a pre-op transsexual working as a prostitute and living with her lover, Benny, a small time burglar. In spite of their lines of work, they live a somewhat normal life as a married couple. Manny works two jobs: the late shift in an all night bodega surrounded by young junkies, drug dealers and prostitutes, and as a security guard in a Welfare hotel to provide for his family. Willy ...
Jun 25, 2009 · With: With: Kerry Washington, Victor Rasuk, Evan Ross, Desmond Harrington, Shannyn Sossamon, Edoardo Ballerini, Melissa Wilfley, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brandon Routh, RZA, Thomas Ian Nichols, Tony ...
1 hr 40 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Buddy Giovinazzo wrote and directed this enthralling ensemble drama starring Kerry Washington that exposes how crack flooded the streets of urban America. Pre-op ...
Life is Hot in Cracktown (2009) is a movie based upon a collection of short stories written by the director Buddy Giovinazzo. The film follows four story lines: a man who works two jobs trying to support his family and move out of the inner city, a brother and sister who try to survive in a roach infested hotel, a pre-op transsexual who works the streets to make ends meet and a young hoodlum ...
LIFE IS HOT IN CRACKTOWN is the story of a neighborhood where crack cocaine rules the lives of its residents. The movie follows four unrelated stories. Marybeth is a transsexual (a man who has had surgery to “become” a woman) who is “married” to Benny, a burglar. When Benny is shot while robbing a home, Marybeth prays to God for his ...
Life Is Hot in Cracktown is a decent film but flawed in concept. It takes a brilliant filmmaker to balance 4 (mostly) unrelated stories in such a short timespan, and while I thought Buddy Giovinazzo did a good job at making an entertaining movie, I thought he was in way over his head trying to cover such diverse themes.
Based on Buddy Giovinazzo’s novel Life is Hot in Cracktown. Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema. ... Critics reviews Related films ...
