Fifth Ward (1997)
- Directed by
- Greg Carter
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man in the Fifth Ward ghetto of Houston gets involved in crime in order to kill the person who murdered his brother. The story follows his difficult choices and violent path.
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What happens
Fifth Ward is a 1997 drama film written, directed and produced by Greg Carter and starring Kory Washington, Thomas Miles, Donna Wilkerson, Thomas Webb, Junie Hoang, and Lee Carter. It follows an African-American man in the Fifth Ward ghetto of Houston entering a life of crime for a chance to kill the man who killed his brother. Fifth Ward was Greg Carter's first feature film which he wrote, produced, edited, and shot on 35mm. It was shown at the Austin Film Festival on October 3, 1997, and later won Best Feature at the Black Film Festival of New Orleans. At 30th Parallel Film Festival in Austin, it also picked up awards for Best Director and Feature. In 1998, Fifth Ward was selected into the SXSW Film Festival. A TV sequel to the film, 5th Ward The Series started airing on UMC on March 2, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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