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Overview

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Director:
Mark Webber
Writer:
Mark Webber (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
6 March 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
One voice will change everything.
Plot:
A drama of four interconnecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia. | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins more
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User Comments:
A manipulative after school special more (4 total)
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 245:00 PMSHOW   

Cast

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Rosario Dawson ... Babo's Mom
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Francisco Burgos ... Babo
Martin Cepeda ... Demitri
Rebecca Comerford ... Kelly

Jermaine Crawford ... Tony

Namaiya Cunningham ... Baby on bus

Paul Dano ... Rocco
Ruth DeSantis ... Protester
Tim Dowlin ... Chris

Destini Edwards ... The Girl

Joe Hansard ... Bloody Towel Man

Naomie Harris ... Jill

Zoe Lister Jones ... Jen
Ross K. Kim-McManus ... Heslin

Jacob Lavin ... Indy Rock Guy
Anna Martemucci ... Sarah

Shoha Parekh ... Aisha

Peter Patrikios ... Thug
Lou Taylor Pucci ... Jacob

Ben Rekhi ... Gulab
Ronald Robertson ... Thrift Store Clerk

Rocco Rosanio ... Will
J. Santiago ... Bodega Clerk
Frankie Shaw ... Michelle
Noah Simmons ... Little boy

Eugene Smith ... Customer

Rukiya Thomas ... Maria
Tariq Trotter ... Kaleef

Brian Anthony Wilson ... Demetri's Dad
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some drug use.
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Runtime:
USA:87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Company:
Mangusta Productions more

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18 out of 31 people found the following comment useful.
A manipulative after school special, 11 October 2008
5/10
Author: vbmilo from United States

I heard so much good things about these but then I saw it and I must say i was not impressed. I thought it was very formulaic and jarring. The characters were indie film cardboard cutouts. None of the performances stood out despite a strong cast but you couldn't blame them as the dialogue was trite and uneventful. This was a standard crash-esquire drama with a decent message that was told more vividly at the Q & A by the director Mark Webber than was portrayed in the film. Sorry, wanted to like it but it just didn't mesh or flow. But I must say a good chunk of the audience members enjoyed it, as it seemed to move them. But as an avid film lover, i was not engrossed in any of the characters(I just wanted the movie to end) It felt like a hallmark special movie albeit with good, urban score that was frankly the best part of the film. The film is way over saturated but I know that's what the director intended.

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