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Boris Kodjoe, Charles Malik Whitfield, Giancarlo Esposito

An upstanding citizen and loving father is incited to revenge in this gripping drama starring Boris Kodjoe (BROWN SUGAR, Showtime's SOUL FOOD). When Michael's seven-year-old son is caught in the cross...( read more  read more... )fire of a mishandled drug transaction, he is devastated. Insult is added to injury when the gangbangers responsible for the death receive only a token reprimand: a minimum sentence for possession. He decides to take matters into his own hands, intentionally getting himself arrested so he can join the killers behind bars and mete out his own brand of punishment. Once there, however, he has much more to contend with in the world of prison law, which is ruled by no law at all.

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R, 95 min.

Directed by: Boris Kodjoe, Charles Malik Whitfield, Giancarlo Esposito, Jaszmin Lexis, Jazsmin Lewis, Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones, Marcello Thedford, Michael K. Williams, Preston A. Whitmore II

Release Date: November 23, 2004

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Flixster Reviews (14)

  • McCorpse
    July 9, 2009
    McCorpse
    better than most prison movies but not the best. Good for fans of the genre.
  • JesseeXx
    February 11, 2009
    JesseeXx
    Almost made me cry, not many movies can do that.
  • lnse
    September 18, 2008
    lnse
    I really only watched this one because Boris Kodjoe is in it! It is actually a pretty decent movie, that keeps you interested.

    A single father's only son is shot during a mishandled drug transaction, the two guys responsible were charged only with drug trafficing. He intention...( read more)ally gets arrested in hopes of taking care of the situation himself.

    I think it has a good storyline & some of the characters & situations are unforgettable. I think it also has a strong message behind it when everything is said & done.
  • cajunpalomino
    August 7, 2008
    cajunpalomino
    Pretty good movie... Could of used a little less of the shower scenes.....lmao
  • MECreviews
    March 21, 2008
    MECreviews
    This movie is ok. Nothing that spectacular though.

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