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Plot

A young man with a troubled past expresses himself through street art in this independent drama. Anthony (Mark Webber) is a 19-year-old kid living in New York City who was introduced to "bombing" -- graffiti art sprayed on public walls when the cops aren't looking -- by his older brother. When his brother died, Anthony took up bombing himself, and with the help of his pals Justin (Gano Grills) and Kevin (Jade Yorker) he does murals under the street name "Blest," while struggling to avoid the NYPD's anti-graffiti Vandal Squad. Anthony's mother (Donna Mitchell) is after him to quit bombing and attend art school, while his girlfriend (Jaclyn DeSantis) wants to get out of New York, and would like him to join her. However, it takes a run-in with Bobby Cox (Al Sapienza), a Vandal Squad cop with a hair-trigger temper, to push Anthony into making a decision about his life. Bomb the System was the first feature film from writer and director Adam Bhala Lough, who was only 23 years old when the picture was made.
MPAA Rating:
R for pervasive language, drug use, some violence and sexuality/nudity.
Genre(s):
Action,Drama
Run Time:
91min.
Theatrical Release Date:
05/27/2005
DVD Release Date:
10/11/2005
Distributor(s):
Palm Pictures
Director(s):
Adam Bhala Lough
Starring:
Mark Webber , Gano Grills , Jade Yorker , Jaclyn DeSantis , Joey Dedio
Themes:
Kids in Trouble,Police Corruption
Tone:
Compassionate,Earnest,Forceful,Gritty,Reflective,Stylized
Keywords:
artist,graffiti,petty-crime,police-corruption,self-expression,street-culture
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (05-27-2005)
Language:
English