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Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Drama Crime

Once upon a time in South Central L.A... It ain't no fairy tale.

Release Date: 1991, July 12
Directors: John Singleton
Countries: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Angela Bassett, Lexie Bigham, Nia Long, Esther Scott, Vonte Sweet, Cuba Gooding Jr., John Cothran, Regina King, Leonette Scott, Kirk Kinder

Overview:

In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...

Keywords:

callous coming of age gangster cautionary intense antagonistic social commentary ghetto vindictive vexed street gang rapper violence in schools street war south central los angeles black american social awareness racial inequality