When a street thug double-crosses his drug-dealing boss, he discovers that personal connections in the ghetto are separated by only two degrees. In the next 18 hours in South Central L.A., Jazzy and Terry meet, fall in lust and bet their lives on one last chance to get out.
Writing
Tight 18-hour structure keeps every scene breathless.
Acting
Don Curry's Wes simmers with unpredictable menace.
Production
South Central locations that Hollywood usually sanitizes.
Director
Tony Spires
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Tony Spires' only feature; he pivoted to TV directing after studios passed on his follow-up.
Shot in actual South Central locations in 1999, months before gentrification pressures transformed the neighborhood's filmability.
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