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Lodestar Entertainment & Karmic Productions present

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

directed by Buddy Giovinazzo

“Be cool. You're so cool. Life is cool in Cracktown.”

20091h 39mRDrama

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Lodestar Entertainment & Karmic Productions present

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

directed by Buddy Giovinazzo

“Be cool. You're so cool. Life is cool in Cracktown.”

20091h 39mR

Drama

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§ Synopsis

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Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".

§ Keywords

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drug dealer night shift street gang based on novel or book drug crime crack cocaine gunshot wound youth gang illegal prostitution inner city manhattan, new york city african american

§ Crew

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Director

Buddy Giovinazzo

Writer

Buddy Giovinazzo

Cinematography

Kat Westergaard

§ Cast

8 of 34

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Victor Rasuk

Evan Ross

Brandon Routh

Shannyn Sossamon

Shannyn Sossamon

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

RZA

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Thomas Ian Nicholas

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