Sucker Free City (2004)

Directed by

Spike Lee

Genre

crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In San Francisco, white, black and Chinese residents navigate rivalries and clashes that arise from their different communities. The film follows multiple characters as their lives intersect through conflict.

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What happens

Sucker Free City is a 2004 American crime drama television film directed by Spike Lee and written by Alex Tse. The film examines white, black, and Chinese characters in San Francisco and the conflicts they encounter with each other. The film was intended to be the pilot for a Showtime television series, but Showtime declined to pick up the series. The film was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and was subsequently broadcast on Showtime. The title of the film derives from "Sucka Free", a slang term in reference to the city often used by natives of Hunters Point and The Fillmore. The term was popularized by the rappers San Quinn, JT the Bigga Figga (who has a cameo in the film) and most notably the song "Sucka Free" from Rappin' 4-Tay's 1994 album Don't Fight the Feelin'. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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