Strapped (1993)

TV Movie | R | 104 min | Action, Drama | 21 August 1993 (USA)

Ex-con attempting to go straight runs accross serious problems. His girlfriend gets arrested for dealing crack to an undercover police officer. In a desperate attempt to get the charges dropped against his woman, he strikes deal with weapons cop(Michael Biehn) to turn in local gun dealers. How ever, the D.A. is not satisfied with the results, resulting in some serious game playing and double crossing.

- Written by Humberto Amador

Director: Forest Whitaker

Writer: Dena Kleiman

Stars: William James Stiggers Jr., Chi Ali, Bokeem Woodbine

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Strapped is a 1993 television crime-thriller/drama produced by HBO Films. The film, which was directed by Forest Whitaker, was the cinematic debut of Bokeem Woodbine. It features several rappers including Fredro Starr, Busta Rhymes, and Kool Moe Dee.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strapped

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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