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South Central

South Central
★ 6.7/10•1992•1h 39m•R•Crime•Drama

A child's chance to escape anger and injustice begins with one man... His father.

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.

Stephen Milburn Anderson · Director

Stephen Milburn Anderson · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 18, 1992
Budget$4,000,000

Actors

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

Bobby

Byron Minns

Byron Minns

Ray Ray

Lexie Bigham

Lexie Bigham

Bear

Vincent Craig Dupree

Vincent Craig Dupree

Loco

LaRita Shelby

LaRita Shelby

Carole

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Ali

Vickilyn Reynolds

Vickilyn Reynolds

Willie's Wife

Kevin Best

Kevin Best

Genie Lamp

Big Daddy Wayne

Henchman

Allan Hatcher

Baby Jimmie

Alvin Hatcher

Baby Jimmie

Baldwin C. Sykes

Ken Dog

Rana Kirkland

Girl in Club

Diane Manzo

Undercover Cop

Sal Landi

Sal Landi

Detective

Christian Coleman

Jimmie

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