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Plot

This convoluted crime drama offers a haunting view of the violent and ruthless world of three Miami drug dealers: Dante, his lover Micki and Cisco. Though only in their mid-'20s, all three are veterans in the field and have made their fortunes selling heroin to upper-middle-class clients at the city's hottest nightspots via teenage couriers. The operation is overseen by a friendly but crooked-to-the-core policeman. Together the threesome has fashioned a stable, well-ordered world that borders on respectability, but that world is shattered when Dante learns that former partner Gabriel is getting out of prison and has sworn his vengeance upon the three who he believes framed him.
MPAA Rating:
R for pervasive strong drug use, violence and language, and for brief nudity.
Genre(s):
Drama,Action,Foreign
Run Time:
103min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/16/1998
Director(s):
Nick Gomez
Starring:
Michael Rapaport , Lili Taylor , Adam Trese , Kevin Corrigan , Paul Schulze
Themes:
Drug Addiction,Going Straight,Dishonor Among Thieves,Drug Trade,Inner City Blues
Tone:
Forceful,Downbeat,Gritty,Bleak,Stylized
Keywords:
abuse,addiction,corruption,drugs,police,police-corruption,prison,revenge