An hispanic crime lord creates a position of power for himself and his comrades in prison that extends to the streets of east Los Angeles. At first, he is elated by the control he wields but as maturity and a blossoming relationship affect his consciousness, he realizes that his desire for social change is mired in his own cult .. Read more
| Starring | Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Evelina Fernandez, Pepe Serna |
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| Director | Edward James Olmos |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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An hispanic crime lord creates a position of power for himself and his comrades in prison that extends to the streets of east Los Angeles. At first, he is elated by the control he wields but as maturity and a blossoming relationship affect his consciousness, he realizes that his desire for social change is mired in his own cult of violence. Based on a true story.
| Starring | Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Evelina Fernandez, Pepe Serna |
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| Director | Edward James Olmos |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Italian, Russian, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, English, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1992 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 07 Mar 2005 |
Grim, forceful and engrossing depiction of a savage world, inside and outside prison, where violence, crime and drugs are the shaping influences.
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A Hugely Under-rated Gangster Epic a la Godfather
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very disturbing
this film was disturbing about tough mexican gangs in prson giving you an insight into there lives and how they play the system very violent and brutal a lot ... read more »
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Not good enough
This movie was a dissapointment,
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a big yawn
i got fed up after a bit
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