Synopsis
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic64/100
106 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen Milburn AndersonDirector
- Stephen Milburn AndersonScreenplay
- Tim TrumanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Glenn PlummerBobby
- Byron MinnsRay Ray
- Lexie BighamBear
- Vincent Craig DupreeLoco
- LaRita ShelbyCarole
- Carl LumblyAli
- Vickilyn ReynoldsWillie's Wife
- Kevin BestGenie Lamp
- Big Daddy WayneHenchman
- Allan HatcherBaby Jimmie
- Alvin HatcherBaby Jimmie
- Baldwin C. SykesKen Dog
Stills
Themes
prisonbased on novel or booknazigungang wararresthoodlos angeles, californiafather son reunionabuse1980s1990s