Bullet Boy

Ricky is just out of a young offenders institute heading home to Hackney and determined to go straight Instead he heads straight for trouble when he becomes involved in a street confrontation siding with his best friend Wisdom against a local rude boy The trouble escalates into a series of titfortat incidents that threaten to spiral out of control Rickys 12yearold brother Curtis heroworships Ricky though he appears smart enough to know he doesnt want to follow his example Yet despite the stern warnings from his mother and support from her friends in the community might Rickys bad boy allure be too attractive for Curtis to resist