Eddie Velez, Tisha Campbell, Troy Beyer

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants t...( read more  read more... )ry to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.

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Directed by: Robert Wise

Release Date: December 31, 2002

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DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005

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  • April 26, 2007
    Saw this late at night once. I've never really spoken to anyone that has also seen it, but it was really cool. In the american ghettos, there is a new type of dancing in the street which is like fighting, but you don't hit eachother. There are gang wars on the rooftops. It is bet...( read more)ter than it sounds.
  • September 28, 2006
    This looks really crap.

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