Country: United States
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime
Year: 2002
Duration: 1:38:02
Transfer: Professional (many-voiced offscreen) R5
Subtitle: Russian, English
Director: Charles Stone III / Charles Stone III
Cast: Wood Harris Mekhay Phifer, Kevin Carroll, Esay Morales, Chi McBride, Camron, Remo Greene, Cynthia Martells, Elise Neal, Regina Hall
Description: The film is set in Harlem in New York City in 1986. The history of Asa, a scavenger who craves expensive cars and luxurious clothes as his friends Mitch and Calvin. Due to the occasion the world of Ace suddenly changes.
In a typical laundry, he met with Lula, whose luxury apartment and jewels speak volumes. Ace quickly poured into the world of drugs, where the easy money provided him power in the underworld, full of death.
Editorial Reviews:
Hot stars Mekhi Phifer (8 MILE, SHAFT, TV's ER) and Wood Harris (REMEMBER THE TITANS) team up in an edgy, hardhitting film with a slammin' soundtrack! Stuck in a nowhere job, Ace (Harris) is a restless teenager who envies the expensive cars, flashy clothes, and high- rolling lifestyle of his drug-dealing friends. Then when he sees his chance, Ace makes the move that suddenly changes his life! Drawn by the seductive lure of easy money in the illicit Harlem underground, he uses his skills to quickly take control of the streets and seize all the power than comes with it! Also starring rap star Cam'ron (WOO) and Chi McBride (GONE IN 60 SECONDS, TV's BOSTON PUBLIC) -- you don't want to miss this gripping look at chasing the American dream ... from the wrong side of the tracks!