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A normal kid growing up in a bad neighborhood is drawn into a life of crime in this mock-documentary, which purports to be the videotaped document of a 13-year-old boy from Watts who grabs a camera wh... read more read more...ile his friends carjack a group of tourists and begins taping what is going on around him. Kris (Trivell) is the son of a single mother (Sonja Marie) who is strong and caring, but is overworked and isn't able to keep a close watch over her son. Kris falls in with Alonzo (Darris Love), an older teenager who runs with a gang that deals drugs and dabbles in armed robbery. As Kris begins to develop a taste for the criminal lifestyle, Cyril (Darontay McLendon), an older member of the gang, is sprung from jail and returns to the streets. Alonzo may be a junior-league gangbanger, but Cyril is the real thing, and as Kris becomes a full-fledged member of the gang, under Cyril's tutelage he and his friends advance from dope deals and petty theft to drive-by shootings and worse. Director Adam Ripp and screenwriter Stephan Wolfson based their screenplay on extensive interviews with members of L.A. street gangs, their relatives, and L.A.P.D. officers who've worked with gangs. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Adam Ripp

Release Date: December 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: December 10, 2002

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  • scbr7
    November 18, 2006
    scbr7
    Some tense moments. Like "The Blair Wich Project" meets "Boyz in the Hood" I don't recommend it to people who hate shakey camera work.

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Emily Blunt
February 7, 2003
Emily Blunt, Blunt Review

Wild documentary-like scary real film Full Review

Ron Wells
December 8, 2002
Ron Wells, Film Threat

It's a strong, powerful work that while under 90 minutes, will take you much longer to shake off. Full Review

Dennis Harvey
March 27, 2009
Dennis Harvey, Variety

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Emanuel Levy
August 29, 2005
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Jennifer D. Wesley
May 14, 2003
Jennifer D. Wesley, PopMatters

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