Havoc (2005)

Directed by

Barbara Kopple

Genre

drama film, crime film, hood film, teen film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

R

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 360 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Wealthy Los Angeles teenagers imitate gangster culture and go slumming in rough neighborhoods. They get in over their heads when they cross a real gang of drug dealers.

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What happens

Havoc is a 2005 crime drama film directed by Barbara Kopple from a screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, who wrote the story with Jessica Kaplan. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, and Mike Vogel. It follows the lives of wealthy Los Angeles teenagers whose exposure to hip hop culture inspires them to imitate the gangster lifestyle and engage in slum tourism; they run into trouble when they encounter a gang of drug dealers, discovering they are not as street-wise as they had thought. Shiri Appleby, Freddy Rodriguez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Channing Tatum, Michael Biehn, and Laura San Giacomo appear in supporting roles. It is an international co-production between the United States and Germany. Havoc made its world premiere at the Filmfest München on June 26, 2005, and was shown at several film festivals. It was released directly on DVD in the United States on November 29, 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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