When the violent gangster James "Animal" Allen is arrested and sent to prison, his teenage son Darius is left with his mother, but she is assassinated and the boy is raised alone on the ...
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Ving Rhames | ... | Animal | |
| Terrence Howard | ... | Darius Allen | |
| Chazz Palminteri | ... | Kassada | |
| Jim Brown | ... | Berwell | |
| Beverly Todd | ... | Latreese | |
| Faizon Love | ... | Double T | |
| Wes Studi | ... | Creeper | |
| Paula Jai Parker | ... | Reecy | |
| Taraji P. Henson | ... | Ramona | |
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César Farrait | ... | Roach (as Cessar 'TNT' Farrait) |
| Modesto Lacen | ... | Dinky | |
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Mr. Blackchild | ... | Spyda (as Black Child) |
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Hunter Howard | ... | Young Darius |
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Junior Alvarez | ... | Kevin Belzer |
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Rafael Alvarez | ... | Paul Wilson (as Rafa Alvarez) |
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When the violent gangster James "Animal" Allen is arrested and sent to prison, his teenage son Darius is left with his mother, but she is assassinated and the boy is raised alone on the streets, becoming a criminal. While in the corrupt prison, Animal works for the powerful prisoner Kassada, but when he meets the revolutionary Berwell, his view of life changes. Animal is released on probation and tries to have a straight life, but his past and his fame haunt him, while he sees that Darius is following his path in a criminal life. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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5 September 2007 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
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Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and Paula Jai Parker all appeared together previously in 2005s Hustle & Flow. See more »Goofs
When Animal (Ving Rhames) is approached in the prison yard and told to come and meet with Kassada (Chazz Palminteri) he tosses away the wadded paper in his mouth. The next cut shows him at the table with Kassada and it's back in his mouth. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This was not the best movie; but it did not have the run of the mill concept in the storyline or the acting. Good job by Ving Rhames, Jim Brown and Terence Howard. I love the message this movie embodies; it sends out an inspiring message to the disillusioned and the ignorant. It's a positive message that can change lives if people learn from the message and apply the wisdom attained. Honestly, I love what Jim said to Ving about the ignorant killing each other, and about being smart instead of tough in the streets. Kudos to the people who worked on this project; there needs to be more movies made with the same or similar practices and ideas. There was a movie named " Saving God One Soul At A Time " Ving Rhames stars in this movie also which I've found to have a similar message. If anyone enjoys this movie you will definitely like " Saving One Soul At A Time " as well.