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Blue Hill Avenue (2001)

Blue Hill Avenue poster
Directed by
Craig Ross, Jr.
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 08m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a group of young men involved in crime in a Boston neighborhood. They deal with the consequences of their choices in a tough environment.

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What happens

Blue Hill Avenue is a 2001 American crime drama film written, directed, edited, and executive produced by Craig Ross Jr. Produced by Asiatic Associates, Cahoots Productions and Den Pictures, the film is about young criminals in Roxbury, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The film stars Allen Payne, Angelle Brooks, Michael Taliferro, William L. Johnson, Aaron D. Spears, Andrew Divoff, Clarence Williams III and William Forsythe. The film's title is derived from Blue Hill Avenue, a major street in Mattapan, Roxbury and Dorchester. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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