Strapped (1993)
Directed by Forest Whitaker
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Coming-of-Age, Urban Drama |
Release Date - Aug 21, 1993 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
An impoverished African American teen, raised in a grim and desperate Brooklyn project finds himself forced to set aside his dreams in order to face the realities of daily survival. This well-wrought and disturbing portrait of a young man's life was penned by New York Times reporter Dena Kleiman.
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Black [race], boy, survivor, ghetto, poverty, against-all-odds, coming-of-age, smuggling, weapons
