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Lockdown (2000)

Lockdown poster
Directed by
John Luessenhop
Genre
drama film, prison film, hood film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is sent to a tough prison where he has to deal with dangerous inmates and harsh conditions to survive. He forms alliances and confronts threats to make it out.

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What happens

Lockdown is a 2000 drama film, directed by John Luessenhop and starring Richard T. Jones, Clifton Powell, David Fralick, and Master P. The film was produced by Master P's No Limit Films, a division of his No Limit Records label. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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