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Hard Choices (1985)

Hard Choices poster
Directed by
Rick King
Genre
drama film, prison film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman gets pulled into a crime when her brother is arrested. She must make difficult choices that test her loyalty and morality.

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What happens

Hard Choices is a 1985 American crime film starring Margaret Klenck, John Sayles, John Seitz, J. T. Walsh, John Snyder, Martin Donovan, and Spalding Gray. It was directed and written by Rick King from a story written by Robert Mickelson. The film received a positive reception from Roger Ebert, Allmovie, and VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. The Village Voice called it a sleeper hit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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