An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser position which causes strife with his wife, and a young boy on the verge of getting in trouble with street gangs.
Directed by Michael Apted
cancer
gang
los angeles, california
ex-con
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Laurence Fishburne
Socrates Fortlow
Bill Cobbs
Right Burke
Natalie Cole
Iula Brown
Laurie Metcalf
Halley Grimes
Cicely Tyson
Luvia
Bridgid Coulter
Corina M'Shalla
Bill Nunn
Howard M'Shalla
Isaiah Washington
Wilfred
Bill Duke
Blackbird Wills
Kevin Carroll
Pegus
John Toles-Bey
Stoney Wiley
Sammi Rotibi
Marlow Bitta
Crew
Michael Apted
Director
Rick Shaine
Editor
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Laurence Fishburne
Executive Producer
Walter Mosley
Executive Producer
Michael Franti
Music
Skot Bright
Executive In Charge Of Production
Eric A. Norris
Sound Effects Editor
Walter Mosley
Novel
Walter Mosley
Teleplay
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Christian David
4.0★ · 05/02/18
Final watch in a class that showed strictly VHS copies of extremely shitty movies. Not a fan of anything apart from Fishburne’s performance in this.
Final watch in a class that showed strictly VHS copies of extremely shitty movies. Not a fan of anything apart from Fishburne’s performance in this.
