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South Central
Crime · Drama · 1992
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.
Movie details
South Central
“A child's chance to escape anger and injustice begins with one man... His father.”
1992 Crime · Drama 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.
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The archetype split
Who fights over South Central?
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The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Stephen Milburn Anderson
Written by
Stephen Milburn Anderson
Glenn Plummer
Bobby
Byron Minns
Ray Ray
Lexie Bigham
Bear
Vincent Craig Dupree
Loco
LaRita Shelby
Carole
Carl Lumbly
Ali
Vickilyn Reynolds
Willie's Wife
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Put South Central on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.