Life Is Hot in Cracktown Details

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Marybeth is a pre-op transsexual working as a prostitute and living with her lover, Benny, a small time burglar. In spite of their lines of work, they live a somewhat normal life as a married couple. Marybeth works the streets in the hopes of saving enough money for her final sex change operation, so then she and Benny can be married. Manny works two jobs: the late shift in an all night bodega surrounded by young junkies, drug dealers and prostitutes, and as a security guard in a Welfare hotel. At home his wife, Concetta, takes care of his sick infant son and makes their grimy rundown apartment as much of a home as she can. Willy, 10 years old, lives in the Welfare hotel with his sister, mother and her violent boyfriend. Willy begs on the street so he and Susie can buy some fast food to eat. Romeo, a street tough, roams the streets with his gang. Upset over the murder of his younger brother, and feeling partially responsible for not being there during the shooting, he terrorizes anyone who comes in his path. These four stories come together in a powerful climax of love and salvation, showing that despite the obstacles of life in the inner-city, humanity and hope can still prevail.

Starring	Shannyn Sossamon, Brandon Routh, Kerry Washington, Lara Flynn Boyle, Carly Pope, Desmond Harrington, Thomas Ian Nicholas, RZA, Illeana Douglas, Evan Ross
Director	Buddy Giovinazzo
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	DVD: not available
Format	DVD