Straight Out of Brooklyn
Summary:
Matty Rich's Straight out of Brooklyn is an unflinching portrait of an African-American family struggling to survive in a Brooklyn housing project. The family's oldest son (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) decides that the easiest way to get his family out of the projects is by robbing a local drug dealer, but that plan turns disastrous when the pusher and his gang track the boy and his ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. - (Dennis Brown)
George T. Odom - (Ray Brown)
Ann D. Sanders - (Frankie Brown)
Barbara Sanon - (Carolyn Brown)
Reana E. Drummond - (Shirley)
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Review:
As powerful as contemporary inner-city films such as Do the Right Thing and Boyz N the Hood were, the tale of hopelessness in the projects feels even more achingly real on a lower budget. Such is Straight Out of Brooklyn, the remarkable debut from teenage writer/director Matty Rich, so gritty that it looks like a documentary. Shot on a ... Continue >>
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