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A teenager tries to do the right thing with heavy odds stacked against him in this hard-hitting independent drama. Marcus (Brendan Sexton III) is a 14-year-old growing up in a tough section of New York City. Marcus' father is dead, and his mother is in prison; while she told him that it was for helping to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States, he later discovers that she was actually convicted of the murder of his dad. Living with his grandmother, who works as a bartender, Marcus
Jan 21, 1997 Wide
Nov 17, 1998
MGM Home Entertainment
All Critics (28) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (2) | DVD (2)
Never rises above the very ordinary.
Shows how our breathless desire enables us to overcome difficulties and to cross borders.
Oh man this movie is awesome. It captures this look of New York right before it became morbidly disneyfied. My favorite Brendan Sexton movie.
November 22, 2007this is one of my fav. movies of all time. it's a low budget no name flim, but it got a good story line. i have never been able to find this movie anywhere. i recomend it!!!!
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